Richard Mares - AAIHS

Sport as a Place of Violence in the Tulsa Race Massacre

On Tuesday May 31, 1921, the Oklahoma City Indians baseball team took to the field against the Tulsa Oilers for

Committed to Booker T’s dream for Black success, Black Tulsans devoted themselves to business and self-help. Investing as entrepreneurs and

The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, acted as a catalyst for Black Lives Matter protests around the

Late in March 2021, Black Twitter became enraptured by a leaked call between critically acclaimed gospel artist, Kirk Franklin, and

John Thompson Jr. often said, “I tell everyone I speak two languages fluently—English and profanity.” He used language and stories