Jan 13, 2024
"Black Wall Street" in Greenwood Oklahoma was among the most prosperous neighborhoods in America, and a Black utopia — and then it was burned to the ground.
At least $1.4 million in damages were claimed after the massacre, or about $25 million in today’s dollars, after inflation and the current economy, but experts say it’s an underestimation.
Survivors never received government assistance or restitution for their losses.
Osage Nation – Wikipedia
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The Birth of a Nation - Wikipedia The Birth of a Nation, originally called The Clansman, is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The Birth of a Nation - Full Movie - (1915) HD - The Masterpiece of Racist Cinema (youtube.com)
Mississippi Welfare Scandal Timeline: Brett Favre and the Volleyball Stadium (mississippifreepress.org) Between 2016 and 2019, the Mississippi Department of Human Services and nonprofits associated with it allegedly misspent more than tens of millions of dollars in federal Temporary Assistance For Needy Families funds that should have gone to the poorest families in the poorest state. More than $5 million of those funds went toward a volleyball-stadium project at the University of Southern Mississippi favored by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and $1.1 million went to Favre himself.
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