Biden calls out white supremacy in Day of Remebrance Proclamation on Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial
By Mona Austin Pres. Joe Biden has officially proclaimed this Memorial Day as a DAY OF REMEMBRANCE commemorating the lives lost in a race massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma 100 years ago today that destroyed "Black Wall Street." In asking the nation to remember the incident Biden is bringing to the fore front one of the darkest days in American history. Also known as the Greenwood District, the area was built by Blacks one generation removed from the slavery era. The solemn occasion is marked by the recent exumption of Black victims killed that day from a mass grave, who were previously unknown. By order of the Tulsa mayor, GT Bynum, 12 caskets were found and possibly 30 bodies. White Tulsans criticized Bynum for re-opening the investigative escavation in 2018 saying he is making the city look bad. There had been deflection and secrecy concerning the lost bodies on both sides over the past century. In his proclamation, Biden called out the tragedy ...