This blog will be about the economic re-development of North Tulsa and the recovery of Black Wall Street. It will focus on the affluence of Black Wall Street prior to the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. It will also explore how the Greenwood District has rebuilt itself since. It will feature stories of businesses that …
It’s an exciting time for Tulsa! Tulsa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is becoming a forerunner in tech. Greenwood native Tyrance Billingsley II, inspired by Black Wall Street’s innovation in the early 1900’s, has founded a new initiative called “Black Tech Street“. Currently, less than 30% of the tech industry are people of color and Billingsley is passionate …
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2021 is a special year because it commemorates the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. As part of remembering the legacy of Black Wall Street, known as “Little Africa” in the 1920’s, and the injustice affected against it that fateful days of May 31st and June 1st, 1921, a group of hiphop artists have …
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On the corner of Archer & Greenwood is the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Noticing they were having an art exhibit, I popped in to take a peek. Eddye K Allen was displaying her works. The Greenwood District, located right next to the Arts District, doesn’t just have a rich legacy, but it also has a …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMda6z0jRW8 February means it’s Black History Month! Check out this video my fellow classmates at Oral Roberts University made to highlight Tulsa’s Black Wall Street. https://www.youtube.com/embed/htbG2GwBKd8 The Greenwood District in Tulsa, Oklahoma was the most affluent concentration of African-Americans in the early 1900’s. It was filled with black-owned businesses, including doctor and lawyer practices, nightclubs, hotels, cafes, …
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