Renewed call for reparations

BY THE 19-21 TULSA RACEMASSACRE.GOOD EVENING, I'M KARENLARSEN.AS WE APPROACH THE 100-THANNIVERSARY OF THE TULSA RACEMASSACRE, THE LAWYER WHO HASSUED THE CITY OF TULSA SEEKINGREPARATIONS FOR VICTIMS ANDDESCENDANTS OF THE EVENT HELD AZOOM LECTURE TODAY TO EXPLAINHIS CASE.2 WORKS FOR YOU'S JEANETTEQUEZADA IS LIVE AT SITE OF THENEW GREENWOOD RISING MUSEUM WITHTHE DETAILS..

AND WHAT THE CITYSAYS IT'S DOING TO REBUILDGREENWOOD.KAREN, THIS MUSEUM IS BEINGBUILT TO HONOR THE MEMORY OFHUNDREDS OF BLACK TULSANS WHOWERE KILLED IN THE 1921 RACEMASSACRE.BUT FOR SOME TULSANS Thismuseum and the REDEVELOPMENT OFTHE GREENWOOD DISTRICT IS NOTENOUGH TO REPAIR THE DAMAGECAUSED BY THE TRAGEDY.Raymond Winbush/ Director,Research Professor, Morgan StateUniversity2:41:11-2:53:23"The form that reparations takein Tulsa, I think first of allthere needs to be an accountingof the families that weredestroyed, the town that wasdestroyed."THE 1921 RACE MASSACRE not onlyclaimed lives but also destroyedBUSINESSES AND AN ENTIRECOMMUNITY -- CAUSING DEEPWOUNDS.NEARLY 100 YEARS LATER MANY ARESEEKING HEALING throughreparations..Raymond Winbush, is an authorand professor who has studiedthe issue of reparations.Raymond Winbush/ Director,Research Professor, Morgan StateUniversity3:05:00 -3:16:08"The descendants of those peoplethat were massacred are owedsomething particularly thebusiness people, they're allowed something."ATTORNEY DAMARIO SOLOMON SIMMONSagrees which is why back inSeptember he FILED A LAWSUITAGAINST THE CITY OF TULSA FORREPARATIONS FOR VICTIMS ANDDESCENDANTS OF THE 1921MASSACRE.DAMARIO SOLOMON SIMMONS,ATTORNEY"We feel so strongly about ourlawsuit that we should besuccessful, but it's a shamethat we had to bring it to alawsuit because everyone knowswhat happened in greenwood wasmurder -- what happened inGreenwood was an injusticethat's why we filed thislawsuit."TODAY HE HOSTED A lecture WHEREHE ADDRESSED THE TOPIC OFREPARATIONS.He was critical of Tulsa MAYORG.T.

BYNUM FOR NOT SUPPORTINGTHE REPARATIONS THAT WOULDPROVIDE A FORM OF COMPENSATIONTO DESCENDANTS OF THOSE IMPACTEDBY THE MASSACRE.THE MAYOR did not want tocomment since it is inlitigation BUT THE CITY'S CHIEFOF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TELLS usTHEY ARE BEING VERY INTENTIONALABOUT THE INCLUSION OF KEYSTAKEHOLDERS IN THEREDEVELOPMENT OF THE GREENWOODDISTRICT.KIAN KAMAS IS THE CHIEF OFECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR THECITY OF TULSA."As we think of this new phaseof development in Greenwood, andparticularly as we think ofredevelopment projects that thecity is involved in, we arecommitted to ensure that thoseprojects and those processescreate the space and theopportunity in a very deliberatefashion for black businessowners and black contractors,and really thinking through howdo we ensure that we'reresponding to this lack ofopportunity or a desire toparticipate directly."IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT HAPPENSNEXT WITH THE LAWSUIT, BUT WE'LLBE SURE TO KEEP YOU POSTED.KAREN..

BACK TO YOU.JEANETTE... WHAT KIND OFRELIEF ARE THE PLAINTIFFS ASKINGFOR IN THE LAWSUIT?KAREN..

THE LIST IS LONG.IT INCLUDES MONETARYCOMPENSATION..

AND AN ADMISSIONFROM THE DEFENDANTS THAT THEYCREATED A "PUBLIC NUISANCE".THE SUIT ALSO SEEKS TOPROHIBIT THE DEFENDENTS FROMPROFITING OFF OF THE MUSEUMHERE.INSTEAD..

THE PLAINTIFFS WANTTHAT MONEY TO GO TO A VICTIMSCOMPENSATION FUND.KAREN...