Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols announced support for reparations for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, emphasizing the need to address historical injustices. The proposed Project Greenwood includes direct cash payments to victims' families, an audit of city land, preferential hiring for descendants, the establishment of a trauma hospital, and tax immunity for families affected by the massacre. This initiative joins similar movements in other U.S. cities seeking redress for historical racial violence and discrimination.
"Project Greenwood reflects the unshakable resolve of the last living massacre survivors and descendants to address the generational impact of Greenwood's destruction and move Tulsa forward."
"I look forward to implementing significant elements of the plan."
The plan...calls for direct cash payments to family members of those killed during the massacre...and preferential hiring of descendants for city jobs and contracts.
Tulsa is one of several cities across the country that is weighing ways to redress the harms of slavery and racial discrimination.
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