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Tulsa Mayor Proposes $100M Trust to Aid Descendants of 1921 Race Massacre

The initiative divides $105 million into distinct housing, cultural preservation, legacy portions with a June 2026 deadline for full capitalization

Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols speaks with North Tulsa resident Rose Hardwick on Thursday, May 22, 2025, as part of a series of "community conversations" the first-term mayor had across the city. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy
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Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols speaks to residents of the city's north side on Thursday, May 22, 2025, as part of a series of "community conversations" the first-term mayor had across the city. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy
Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols speaks to North Tulsa resident Jacqueline Weary, a descendant of a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor, on Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sean Murphy

Overview

  • Mayor Monroe Nichols announced the private Greenwood Trust on the 104th anniversary of the massacre without seeking city council approval for its creation
  • The trust aims to secure $105 million by June 1, 2026 through property transfers, philanthropic contributions and public funding
  • Funding is earmarked for a $24 million housing program in Greenwood and North Tulsa, a $60 million cultural preservation fund and a $21 million legacy fund for land development
  • Descendants will receive scholarships and housing assistance but the plan does not include direct cash payments to survivors or heirs
  • The proposal follows a 2024 Oklahoma Supreme Court rejection of a reparations lawsuit and a Justice Department review that found no path to prosecute massacre crimes