In her work, Tulsa-based archaeologist Alicia Odewale, Ph.D., is uncovering stories from Tulsa's Greenwood district, which was the site of a vicious racial attack in 1921. BlackVoicesWTTW
“We titled it ‘Greenwood, A Century of Resilience’ because we wanted to focus on not just the Tulsa race massacre of 1921,” Odewale said, “but to talk about Greenwood as a district, as a community, as a Black town that's been in existence over 100 years and has a much larger story than one event. A lot of people come into this show … . They've seen these things on TV media, but they may have never actually heard the story from survivors.
“We're also trying to put the narrative back into the hands of the people who actually lived the story and continue to live in Greenwood,” Odewale continued, “and not in the hands of other people who have never experienced that, have never lived in our city.
In her current research project, “Mapping Historical Trauma in Tulsa from 1921-2021,” Odewale, a Tulsa native, has been reexamining evidence of the aftermath of the attack and how the community persisted in the century that followed. “It's an opportunity for you to learn more about how a community was built, one of the most precious Black communities to ever exist and how it continues to exist today,” Odewale said. “Greenwood never left. Greenwood’s still here.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
5 People Hospitalized After Overdosing at Mount Greenwood BarFive people were transported to area hospitals after overdosing on an unknown substance Sunday at a Far Southwest Side bar, according to fire officials. Details were limited Sunday afternoon, but the Chicago Fire Department confirmed it responded to several overdoses at Lawlor’s Bar, 3636 W. 111st Street. A total of five people were taken to area hospitals in fair-to-serious condition,…
Read more »
I Brought My New York Friends to TulsaLast November, GQ and Architectural Digest editor lukeleifeste took some friends back to his hometown of Tulsa. Here, he shares the three-day itinerary — including a craft-brewery crawl and a visit to the Bob Dylan Center
Read more »
Oklahomans set Guinness World Record for largest pizza partyThe University of Tulsa partnered with a local restaurant chain Saturday night to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest pizza party.
Read more »
Dance troupe celebrates Lunar New Year at Suburban Square'This year, with the Year of the Rabbit, we thought it was especially important because we're finally returning to normal and it's a year of hope and peace. It's actually the luckiest sign of the Chinese zodiac,' said Alicia Lupold, regional vice president for Kimco Realty Corporation.
Read more »