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U.S. President Joe Biden
June 2, 2021
theGrio's April Ryan questioned President Biden about a U.S. apology for the Tulsa Race Massacre at the 100-year commemoration in…
U.S. President Joe Biden
June 1, 2021
theGrio was on the ground as President Joe Biden, administration officials and members of Congress gathered for historic Tulsa Massacre…
U.S. President Joe Biden
June 1, 2021
Biden is focusing on racial disparity in homeownership and home appraisals that are considerably lower for Black homeowners versus whites.
June 1, 2021
Hundreds gathered for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall in Tulsa’s Greenwood neighborhood on the centennial of the first…
Tulsa thegrio.com
May 31, 2021
Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten is a documentary that tributes those who lost their lives and celebrates those still…
May 30, 2021
Check out 3 books that will help illuminate the history of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 and educate you…
Tulsa thegrio.com
May 28, 2021
The two-hour documentary 'Tulsa Burning: The 1921 Race Massacre' will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the tragedy.
May 15, 2021
Kevin Stitt was dismissed after signing a bill banning some race and racism concepts from being taught in public schools.
April 26, 2021
Oklahoma joins dozens of Republican-led efforts to punish anti-police brutality protesters amid calls for police reform on the federal level.
Protesters thegrio.com
March 12, 2021
The House passed a bill that gives drivers immunity if they unintentionally injure and or kill protesters who are “fleeing…
Tulsa Race Massacre
January 17, 2021
Black entrepreneurs say they have been reduced to renters in the Greenwood district, an area of Tulsa once known as…
Tulsa race riot
January 2, 2021
Oklahoma began a centennial remembrance Friday of a once-thriving African American neighborhood in Tulsa decimated by deadly white violence.
October 22, 2020
At least 10 bodies were found in an unmarked mass grave where investigators are searching for the victims of the…
Tulsa Race Massacre thegrio.com
September 2, 2020
Survivors of the Tulsa massacre and descendants of the victims filed a lawsuit against the city, stating they were owed…
Tulsa Mural theGrio.com
August 5, 2020
A mural painted on a street in Tulsa’s Greenwood District in June was set to be removed because it did…
Tulsa Race Massacre thegrio.com
July 18, 2020
White people without masks heckled and attacked a Black reverend outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s City Hall. The Black reverend asked…
Trump www.thegrio.com
June 28, 2020
Trump campaign staffers can be seen on video removing thousands of stickers instructing supporters to keep a safe distance at…
Sarah Cooper
June 23, 2020
TikTok comic Sarah Cooper is once again going viral for her impersonation of President Donald Trump by poking fun at…
Trump www.thegrio.com
June 22, 2020
Donald Trump's campaign rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma was a bust, and multiple reports say the president is furious about the…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 20, 2020
As Trump holds his first rally since the pandemic, the city hosting him -- Tulsa, Oklahoma -- invokes a dark…