The Justice for Greenwood Foundation Calls for a Formal Investigation of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by the US Department of Justice
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Tuesday, December 14, 2021
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The Justice for Greenwood Foundation ("J4G") is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Key Points:
- The Justice for Greenwood Foundation ("J4G") is a 501(c)(3) organization that seeks truth, justice, and reparations for the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
- J4G has broad support among the Tulsa Race Massacre Descendants community and has several partnerships with national civil rights organizations, such asColor of Change,Equal Justice Institute, and theNAACP Legal Defense Fund.The letter is theJ4G'slatestaction to help provide healing and justice tothe survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
- "We are calling on the DOJ to bringthe brawn of the federal government to Tulsa to help heal these century-old wounds by conductinga meaningful and objective investigation into the Massacre,"saidDamarioSolomon-Simmons,founder and Executive Director of J4G.
- On May 31, 1921, one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history completely decimated Tulsa's thriving, all-Black community of Greenwood.