100 years since Tulsa race massacre

Monday marks 100 years since a white mob burned Black Wall Street to the ground during an attack on the affluent Black business district of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The economic impact set descendents of Greenwood's Black community back for generations. CBS News' Danya Bacchus, a descendant of survivors of the massacre, joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on how Tulsa is commemorating the tragedy. Later, national race and ethnicity writer for The Associated Press, Aaron Morrison, discusses the lasting damage and the ongoing debate over reparations.

• Jun 1, 2021

Biden to target racial wealth gap

President Biden is targeting the racial wealth gap with initiatives to help communities of color. Isaac Boltansky, director of policy research at Compass Point Research and Trading, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero with the impact Mr. Biden's plan could have on the wealth gap.

• Jun 1, 2021

Tulsa 100th anniversary event canceled

A source tells CBS News that a lawyer's demands led to the abrupt cancelation of an event featuring John Legend and Stacey Abrams to commemorate Monday's 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. But the lawyer claims that for months, the commission hasn't been negotiating in good faith. Omar Viillafranca reports.

• May 28, 2021

Biden expected to take on racial inequality

President Biden is heading to Oklahoma to mark 100 years since the horrific Tulsa Race Massacre, which is considered one of the worst displays of racist violence in American history. He's expected to unveil a series of new measures aimed at helping communities of color across the U.S., especially when it comes to housing and economic policies. CBS News correspondent Omar Villafranca reports from Tulsa, and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN with the latest developments.

• Jun 1, 2021

Biden to announce new actions while in Tulsa

President Biden is expected to announce several policies Tuesday in Tulsa, Oklahoma that his administration says will help communities of color. The president is in Tulsa to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Jun 1, 2021

Services held to remember Tulsa Race Massacre

A century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the community is still trying to heal.

• Jun 1, 2021

Tulsa marks 100 years since race massacre

Tulsa, Oklahoma is marking 100 years since the horrific race massacre of 1921 — one of the worst displays of racist violence in American history. Now, the city's Black community leaders are looking to start a new chapter. Danya Bacchus joins CBSN from Tulsa with a closer look.

• May 31, 2021

Excavating the Tulsa Massacre to reconstruct "suppressed history"

Forensic anthropologist Phoebe Stubblefield is leading a team of scholars to identify some of the 300 who were killed in 1921's Tulsa Race Massacre.

• May 31, 2021

Memories of the Tulsa Massacre

One hundred years ago, a White mob in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killed 300 Black people and reduced the thriving Black community of Greenwood — also known as "Black Wall Street" — to ashes. New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow talks about one of the most notorious massacres in American history and those who witnessed it.

• May 30, 2021

Tulsa Race Massacre remembrance main event suddenly canceled

Organizers didn't give a reason but said they hope it can be rescheduled. John Legend and Stacey Abrams were among those slated to be there.

• May 29, 2021

Then and now: Tulsa race massacre

One hundred years ago this Monday, the Tulsa, Oklahoma neighborhood of Greenwood went from a flourishing business district known as "Black Wall Street" to ruins in a matter of days⁠, with the loss of hundreds of innocent lives. Michelle Miller sat with some descendants to recall the past and shine a light on a path forward.

• May 29, 2021

Children's book tackles 1921 Tulsa massacre

A new book is teaching children about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, which killed as many as 300 people. Tamecca Rogers, the co-author of "A Promise Deferred: The Massacre of Black Wall Street," joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with why she wrote this book for kids. 

• May 28, 2021

The Tulsa race massacre 100 years later

A white mob attacked Black residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma's Greenwood district in 1921. Danya Bacchus takes a look back at what was lost and also shares her family's ties to the deadly tragedy.

• May 27, 2021

Descendants of Tulsa massacre share stories

A new documentary explores the history and family stories of the Tulsa race massacre. Nailah Jefferson, the director of "Descended from the Promised Land: The Legacy of Black Wall Street," and Byron Crenshaw, who is featured in the film, joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero to talk about it. 

• May 27, 2021

Examining the legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Monday marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921. It's widely considered the worst display of racist violence in U.S. history, with some 300 black people being killed. Oklahoma State Senator Kevin Matthews joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero for a closer look at the historic day.

• May 26, 2021

Remembering "Black Wall Street"

CBS News' Danya Bacchus explores the history of the neighborhood that was known as Black Wall Street, including her family's connection to the area, 100 years after it was destroyed by a white mob in the Tulsa race massacre.

• May 24, 2021

Family's story of surviving Tulsa massacre

CBS News' Danya Bacchus explores what happened 100 years ago when a white mob attacked Tulsa's Greenwood District, the neighborhood known as Black Wall Street, where some of her own relatives lived.

• May 26, 2021

Scholars excavate scene of Tulsa massacre

A team of scholars is in the process of excavating grounds in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in hopes of better documenting the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Phoebe Stubblefield, Ph.D., a University of Florida forensic anthropologist leading the excavation project, joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss the significance of the project and what it means for the victims' families.

• May 25, 2021

Biden to go to Tulsa to mark 100th anniversary of race massacre

It's been 100 years since a white mob burned down a Black neighborhood in Tulsa.

• May 25, 2021

How Tulsa's Greenwood massacre echoes today

A century after a White mob destroyed the Black section of town, Tulsa's racial divide persists.

• May 23, 2021

Greenwood: One of the worst race massacres in American history

In 1921, a thriving Black neighborhood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, burned, leaving hundreds dead.

• May 23, 2021

From the archives: Tulsa burning

In 1999, 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon reported on the 1921 Greenwood massacre, one of the country's worst incident of racial violence.

• Jun 14, 2020

From the archives: Terence Crutcher shooting

In 2017, Bill Whitaker interviewed former Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby, who fatally shot an unarmed Black man.

• Jun 14, 2020

How Tulsa's Greenwood massacre echoes today

A century after a White mob destroyed the Black section of town, Tulsa's racial divide persists.

• Jun 14, 2020

Tulsa race massacre survivor testifies

Viola Fletcher, who at 107 is the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, testified Wednesday before a House subcommittee studying legal remedies to atone for the damage a violent mob did to a thriving Tulsa neighborhood then known as "Black Wall Street." Watch her testimony.

• May 19, 2021

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