Tulsa Proposes $100M Trust for Race Massacre Reparations | JQJO

Tulsa's Mayor Monroe Nichols proposed a $100 million private trust as a reparations plan for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The plan, not requiring city council approval, will focus on scholarships, housing assistance, and revitalizing the Greenwood District. Direct cash payments to descendants won't be included, a decision acknowledged as politically challenging. Funding, mostly secured by 2026, aims to restore the economically thriving Black community destroyed in the massacre. The plan follows the establishment of an official city holiday commemorating the event and faces the complexities of the current political climate.