Greenwood, Oklahoma, where the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre took place, was a hub of Black success with Black-owned homes and establishments, including banks, restaurants, and hotels.
When I visited the area, it looked to me like Williamsburg, a gentrified neighborhood in Brooklyn. There appeared to be a lack of Black-owned businesses and plenty of new establishments. But there are countless community leaders, activists, and artists in Tulsa who I met during my four-day trip who are all glimmers of hope in keeping the spirit of Black Wall Street alive.
In 2018, on North Greenwood Avenue, Ricco Wright opened the Black Wall Street Gallery to showcase the work of local Black visual artists, some of whom belong to the artist collective, Black Moon. Through the power of art, Wright aims to use the space to not only display art but also to facilitate dialogue between white and Black communities grappling with the city’s racist past.
“At the end of the day, we have to find ways to rectify issues of yesteryear. We can't overlook our history,” he tells. “It's affecting all of us. It's not just Black people affected by the massacre. There were white people affected by it. The history has been concealed for decades. All of us have been affected.”after the massacre was Vernon Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
“Several people tried to buy us out, but we still have been able to manage financially,” Reverend Dr. Robert Turner, the new pastor of historic Vernon AME Church, told us on the trip, as he stood in one of the rooms that’s been untouched since the 1920s. “There's recently been a resurgence in membership, and we thank God for it. As long as I'm here, this is where we will be.”
Being able to tour that space was an honor. But it also deeply saddened me to see that out of all the places that once existed in the neighborhood, that was one of very few that were still standing. Black Tulsans deserve better.Meanwhile, the city continues its rebirth, reconciling its dark past. Brady Street, a major road in the downtown area that was named after
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