Tulsa “Remember and Rise” Centennial Event Canceled
[ad_1] The “Remember and Rise” event that was set to commemorate the centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre was canceled after a dispute over payments to survivors. According to NBC News, the event was set to mark the 100th anniversary of the destruction of Black Wall Street and was headlined by John Legend and Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams. The event was canceled after lawyers that represented the survivors and descendants agreed to $100,000 each and a $2 million seed gift to a reparations coalition fund, state Sen. Kevin Matthews, chairman...