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OWN’s ‘Rebuilding Black Wall Street’ Docuseries To Combat Food Desserts In North Tulsa

NewsOne Featured Video Source: Courtesy / OWN OWN’s new docuseries, “Rebuilding Black Wall Street,” hosted by Morris Chestnut shares its upcoming episode titled “The Farm.” Read more details about the series and how the next episode is part of an ongoing effort to change the food desert of North Tusla. “Rebuilding Black Wall Street” premiered […]

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Short Film Honors the Legacy of Black Wall Street

Last week, we mourned the passing of Hughes Van Ellis, one of the last remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre, which destroyed the once thriving Black community of Greenwood. The deadly attack occurred on June 1, 1921, when white rioters burned and looted the community – also known as Black Wall Street. […]

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