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Tulsa Mayor Unveils $105 Million Greenwood Trust to Address 1921 Race Massacre Impact

It channels resources into cultural preservation, housing initiatives and a scholarship-based legacy fund; direct payments to survivors are excluded.

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 introduced the Road to Repair plan on the first official Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day.
  • The private Greenwood Trust aims to secure $105 million in assets by June 1, 2026, drawing on philanthropic, public and property contributions.
  • Funding is allocated across three pillars: $60 million for cultural preservation, $24 million for housing support and $21 million for a legacy fund covering scholarships and economic grants.
  • The proposal omits any direct cash payments to descendants or the city’s two surviving massacre witnesses.
  • As part of the initiative, the city will release 45,000 historic documents related to the 1921 attack.