Lecester “Bill” Allen, who was nicknamed “The Wiz” and founded the New Black Wall Street Market in suburban Atlanta, has died after a long illness.
When Terence Crutcher, a father of four who sang in his church choir, was shot and killed by the police in 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
The Supreme Court in Oklahoma rejected the reparations lawsuit brought by the remaining survivors of the infamous Tulsa Race Massacre more than 100 years ago.
Jasmine Young, the founder and president of The Financial Literacy Institute Inc., hosted the third annual Black Wall Street Black Business Expo Honors in metro
The 3rd annual Black Wall Street Business Expo in metro Atlanta accomplished three important objectives: it paid homage to the oldest living survivor of the
Ashli Sims is the managing director of Build in Tulsa, a program that aims to close the racial wealth gap in America by creating generational
Nehemiah Frank loves his hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. As he grew up and learned more about the Black Wall Street Massacre of 1921, Frank took
Big City is doing it with a purpose that is larger than him. The DJ, whose real name is Benjamin Augustine, started the Mae Foundation
The descendants of the Rosewood massacre recently took a week to remember the 100th anniversary of the horrific race-motivated tragedy. From Jan. 8-14, the University
On the evening of June 1, four people were killed in a shooting in a medical building on a hospital campus inTulsa, Oklahoma. The gunman
The case for reparations for the three survivors in the Tulsa Massacre will continue in Oklahoma. Tulsa County District Judge Caroline Wall ruled against a
Aside from Madam CJ Walker, the history of Black wealth is an uncelebrated and unknown phenomenon. However, history notes that Booker T. Washington and his
In his memoir, My Life and An Era, attorney Buck Franklin, a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre who represented other Greenwood families in
One hundred years ago on May 31, 1921, White mobs destroyed the Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma. According to many historians, it was known as
Regina King is balancing “optimism” and “pain” amid the anti-racism protests. The 49-year-old actress admits the protests in the U.S. and overseas, sparked by the
In 1921, the Black enclave of Greenwood, Oklahoma, near Tulsa was a thriving source of Black economic power and pride. It was common for Black
An Asian proprietor who sells Black hair care products, but disrespects Black patrons and even punched a Black woman in the face, is still getting
Shocking news has come out of Tulsa, Oklahoma, about former officer Betty Shelby. Shelby gained infamy after the 2016 murder of the unarmed Terrance Crutcher.
An Asian man was recently arrested for brutally punching a Black woman in the face after she was shopping at his store. The incident occurred
The police officer who was acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed Black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is reportedly returning to
