StrangeSights: Putin takes umbrage at bare-chested jokes; ‘Russian salad’ on the menu?; and, a Jetson’s house..
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Biden marks Tulsa race massacre in emotional, graphic speech
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP An emotional President Joe Biden marked the 100th anniversary of the massacre that destroyed a thriving Black community in Tulsa, declaring Tuesday that he had “come to fill the silence” about one of the nation’s darkest – and long suppressed – moments of racial violence. “Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, […]
In the US, hundreds gather at historic Tulsa church’s prayer wall
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church in the US city of Tulsa’s Greenwood neighbourhood on the centennial of the first day of one of the deadliest racist massacres in the nation. National civil rights leaders, including Rev Jesse Jackson and […]
In the US, Tulsa pastors honour “holy ground” 100 years after massacre
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USAP When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighbourhood of Greenwood 100 years ago this week, they bypassed the original sanctuary of the First Baptist Church of North Tulsa. By the church’s own account, the attackers thought the brick veneer structure was too fine for a Black-owned church. The mob destroyed at least […]
Essay: The meaning of Tulsa
CHERYL TOWNSEND GILKES, John D and Catherine T MacArthur Professor of African American Studies and Sociology at Colby College, writes about why the US must remember and address unresolved injustices like the race massacre which destroyed the Greenwood community in 1921…
“Racial healing”: 100 years later, Black church leaders seek reparations for Tulsa massacre
ADELLE M BANKS, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reports on the ongoing push for the city of Tulsa and other defendants to pay reparations to relatives of victims and survivors of a 1921 massacre in which an estimated 300 Black people were killed…
Seven places luring residents with cash, free homes amid coronavirus
Thomson Reuters Foundation Looking to move away from traffic and congestion and start your new working-from-home life in a roomier house in a leafy area? You might get paid to do so. As the coronavirus pandemic boosts remote working and interest in suburban living around the globe, some places are offering incentives for people to […]
POSTCARDS: AT 87, ‘DISASTER DEACON’ OPENS HIS HEART – AND CHURCH – TO FLOODING VICTIMS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, reports from the US state of Oklahoma for Religion News Service…