Greenwood

The Aspen Acres Fire has burned 93,634 acres and is 15% contained as of July 7, with 1,562 personnel assigned to combat the wildfire that began on June 29. Evacuations and a curfew are in effect as crews work to protect the communities of Greenwood and Wetmore.

On May 31, 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre began in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs looted and burned the Black district of Greenwood following reports of a Black man assaulting a white woman in an elevator. The violence resulted in as many as 300 Black Tulsans being killed.

The Tulsa Race Massacre reparations campaign is led by civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons, who seeks justice for the living survivors and their descendants. The massacre occurred in 1921, resulting in the destruction of over 35 city blocks and an estimated 191 businesses. Nearly 105 years later, no one has been compensated for their losses.