This week marks 99 years since the killing of an estimated 300+ Black people and destruction of ‘Black Wall Street’ by white mobs during the Tulsa Massacre — here’s why the horrific event is more relevant than ever.
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As the Black Lives Matter protests light the world, it's important to look back on important matters in Black history and African American history to understand the systemic inequities that have plagued America since before its inception.

The Black Wall Street massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma of 1921 was one of the darkest moments in american history, yet many hadn't even heard of the Tulsa 1921 massacre until the TV show Watchmen. HBO did an admirable job portraying the horror of the 1921 Tulsa riots and Tulsa massacre, and the wounds from the Black Wall Street killings still linger painfully in American history.

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