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HOW TO REMEMBER THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE 100 YEARS LATER, FACTORS OF ACCONTABILITY

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Georgia Representative Hank Johnson announces Tulsa-Greenwood bill on May 20, 2021. By Mona Austin - NOTE: The "Remember to Rise" event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre has been cancelled, but there are other ways to reflect, learn and pay respect to the lives lost. - Pres. Biden will speak in Tulsa on June 1. (The Slice): Remembrance = respect. This is a conventional thought related to placing flags on the tombstones of deceased military veterans as we look back on the lives of those who served and sacrificed for America through Memorial Day observances. Tomorrow, May 31 will be a different type of "Memorial Day" for Black Americans reflecting on the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacres as events across Oklahoma beckon the nation, not only to remember, but also to reckon with the residual evils of racism. Something else to respect, remember, and think about . . The Tulsa-Greenwood riots have been acknowledged as one of the bl...