I’ve got to spend some time w/ one of my other #Tulsa favorites, @RobertRATurner1, pastor of the historic Vernon AME church of #Tulsa & leader within the Tulsa #reparations movement. I am always struck by his kindness & eloquence. Sign his petition today: http://www.change.org/tulsareparationsnow

Vernon AME was the only edifice that remained as a result of the destruction from the 1921 #TulsaRaceMassacre. Pastor Turner embarks on a reconciliatory pilgrimage every Wednesday from Vernon to City Hall demanding #reparationsnow. https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/29/case-reparations-tulsa-oklahoma

Stored in the church’s basement library is the soil of where massacre survivors & lynching victims were killed in #Tulsa. Rev. Turner is co-chair of the Tulsa Community Rememberance Coalition. Donate to help restore Vernon to what it once was, here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-restore-historic-vernon-ame-church

The first comprehensive memorial honoring the victims of the #TulsaRaceMassacre will be erected outside of Vernon AME. @TiffanyCrutcher is leading the funding & building efforts ahead of the centennial next year. Such a dignified effort, buy a brick today! https://blackwallstreetmemorial.com/bws-memorial 

Pastor @RobertRATurner1 penned this incredible op-ed in the @washingtonpost yesterday about Trump’s visit to #Tulsa: “racism & the idolatry of white supremacy is still America’s number one problem, & we still rise & fall on the strength of our leadership.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/19/tulsa-has-seen-horrific-racist-violence-trumps-visit-is-an-insult/