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Education is the key to unlocking a post-racial society nationally and in Tulsa, a city still segregated even with progress made from the blight of the Tulsa Race Riots in 1921. Those were key themes revisited throughout a Tulsa Race Relations Forum on Tuesday evening at the John Hope Franklin Center for Reconciliation.
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Since its premiere, the film documentary Hate Crimes in the Heartland has been used to spark awareness of and discussions about diversity, inclusion and justice, issues communities across the country are grappling with.
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“This film is remarkable for its relevance to the present day unrest over issues of race locally and nationally,” said Sarah Weiss, JCRC Executive Director.
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Emmy Award-winning documentarian Rachel Lyon’s “Hate Crimes in the Heartland” (2014) examines these two events, occurring more than 90 years apart, and what they say about the volatile racism in our society.
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More than 90 years after the fires from the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot were extinguished, a metaphorical cloud of smoke seems to linger still, casting a shadow on America’s heartland.
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Hate Crimes in the Heartlandis a crucial film for today. This is not only about black history: From city streets and dark jail cells to the bright lights of the gigantic crime-media business...
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In 2012, two filmmakers set out to unearth America’s hidden holocaust against its own people — The 1921 Tulsa Race Riots...
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Every day the news is saturated with crimes painted to look like self-defense, justifiable, accidental and necessary by those who have participated and committed the offenses.
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Few know that Jim Crow America saw a wealthy black community in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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