The reality of the Oklahoma supreme court's decision last month to uphold a Tulsa county district court judge's decision to dismiss their lawsuit is that survivors have likely had their last chances for reparations denied.
Acknowledgment, particularly with just two survivors left, feels like pennies in comparison. It's difficult for any descendants to be made whole when parts of their family tree were wiped out so swiftly.
The Tulsa race massacre is a reminder that while there isn't a magic number that can quantify Black pain, there are real economic reverberations that Black trauma can have across generations.
A Pew Research Center report released in February found that 64% of Black adults consider their personal financial situation only fair or in poor shape, with significant challenges in covering expenses or seeking financial support from family or friends.
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