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African Americans have a rich history in Oklahoma. [1][2] An estimated 7.8% of Oklahomans are Black as of the 2020 census, constituting 289,961 individuals. [3] African-Americans first settled in Oklahoma during the Trail of Tears. While many of these people were enslaved Africans, around 500 chose to do so in order to escape slavery. [4]
The Black Wall Street Times was founded in 2017 by Nehemiah Frank. [1] The paper is named after the historically Black Greenwood District, Tulsa, which is also known as "Black Wall Street." [2] According to NPR, the paper focuses on racial equity issues in Tulsa and seeks to hold public officials accountable.
The population density was 1,991.9 inhabitants per square mile (769.1/km 2). There were 185,127 housing units at an average density of 982.3 per square mile (379.3/km 2). [1] During the day, incoming commuters increase Tulsa's population by nearly 36,000 people. This makes the city's daytime population rise from about 391,000 to over 427,000. [2]
Those figures could vary slightly, as the Census Bureau reported last week that 3.3% of the Black population was undercounted in the 2020 census, a rate higher than in 2010.
In the roughly 100 years since the Greenwood massacre and more than 150 years since the official end of slavery on “Juneteenth,” studies show little progress has been made to reduce the racial ...
July 2, 2024 at 5:49 PM. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for the last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre asked the Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday to reconsider the case ...
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Businessman and real-estate developer. Known for. Greenwood District, Tulsa, aka "Black Wall Street". O. W. Gurley (December 25, 1867 – August 6, 1935) was once one of the wealthiest Black men and a founder of the Greenwood district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as "Black Wall Street". [1][2]
The Tulsa race massacre, also known as the Tulsa race riot or the Black Wall Street massacre, [25] was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist [26] [27] massacre [28] that took place between May 31 and June 1, 1921, when mobs of white residents, some of whom had been appointed as deputies and armed by city government officials, [29] attacked ...