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Remember and Rise cancelled over survivors' reparations demands

Stage for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission's cancelled "Remember & Rise" commemorative event, set up in the middle of ONEOK Field. May 28, 2021. Copyright 2021 Michael D. Bates. All rights reserved. Omar Villafranca of CBS News reports this morning that the cancellation of Monday's "Remember and Rise"...

Posted by Michael Bates on May 28, 2021 8:50 AM

An open letter to Tulsa visitors on the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

To journalists, photographers, and visitors, pilgrims this week of the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: Welcome to Tulsa. Some context may help you interpret what you see and hear this week.

Posted by Michael Bates on May 25, 2021 7:07 AM

HB 1775 and Critical Race Theory

The substance of HB 1775 occupies a mere page and a third, 282 words by my count. So why should mainstream media mischaracterize the bill, when they could easily quote the entire text?

Posted by Michael Bates on May 12, 2021 8:28 AM

Greenwood since the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

The story of Tulsa's Greenwood District did not end in 1921.

Posted by Michael Bates on May 30, 2011 11:53 PM