President Biden Delivers Remarks In Tulsa To Commemorate 100th Anniversary Of Race Massacre

Tuesday, President Joe Biden and his international spotlight shined bright on Tulsa’s darkest days as he delivered remarks in Tulsa for the 100th anniversary for the 1921 Race Massacre.

Tuesday, June 1st 2021, 5:48 pm

By: News 9


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There is likely no one whose movements are watched more closely than the President of the United States. Tuesday, President Joe Biden and his international spotlight shined bright on Tulsa’s darkest days.   

“To all those lost, to all those descendants who suffered…that’s why we are here. To shine a light so America knows the story in full.

Inside the Greenwood Cultural Center, Biden didn’t announce any steps aimed specifically at Greenwood, but instead announced plans to reduce the wealth gap between Black and white Americans through increasing federal government purchases from disadvantaged businesses and eliminating racial disparities in home loans.

News 9’s Storm Jones has the story.

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