More Than a Century After the Tulsa Race Massacre, One Question Endures: What Is Justice?
Survivors of the 1921 massacre and their descendants contemplate the meaning of reparations in today’s Tulsa, Okla.
Notable finds from DOJ's cold case review of Tulsa Race Massacre
Of interest were statements from federal agents' reports filed soon after the massacre, including about rumors of an attack that had prompted officials to prepare "for the defense of Tulsa."
Opinion
The record shows 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was a coordinated attack
A DOJ report has found the mob that destroyed "Black Wall Street" in Tulsa and murdered hundreds of people was a coordinated and systematic assault.
Two remaining survivors respond to DOJ Tulsa Race Massacre report
The two last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Lessie Benningfield Randle and Viola Fletcher, released a joint statement in response to the report the Department of Justice released on the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Tulsa Race Massacre survivors demand accountability and reparations following DOJ report
The last two living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre have vowed to continue their fight for reparations following the release of a new DOJ report.
Opinion
Don’t Let MAGA Whitewash the Tulsa Race Massacre
The new Department of Justice account of the 1921 assault on a Black neighborhood is a necessary dose of truth in an era poisoned by disinformation.
At last, a full account of Tulsa Race Massacre
Only the most thoroughgoing account of the massacre mentions the heroic stance of “Peg Leg Taylor,” who single-handedly fought off a dozen white attackers. There was also J.B. Stradford, a hotel owner who held off intruders from the second story. He surrendered only when the men promised not to burn his hotel “a promise they did not keep.”
DOJ probe of Tulsa Race Massacre finds no one to prosecute, but chronicles tragedy
The Justice Department has issued a report on its exhaustive probe of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in which it concludes that while there is no longer any "avenue of prosecution," it provides a needed historic record.
Tulsa race massacre survivors praise DOJ investigation revealing 'truth' but disappointed no charges recommended
The Justice Department released an extensive report looking into one of the most destructive racial massacres in U.S. history.
Christian Science Monitor5d
DOJ concludes Tulsa Race Massacre was horrific. But there’s no one left to prosecute.
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
Federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre says 'no avenue' for criminal case in connection to attack
The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre finds there is no longer an avenue to bring a ...
Los Angeles Times7d
Federal probe of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre finds ‘no avenue’ for criminal case in connection to attack
OKLAHOMA CITY — The first-ever U.S. Justice Department review of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre concluded that although federal prosecution may have been possible a century ago there is no longer ...