“Greenwood Rising honors the legacy of Greenwood and I hope this place will inspire community change, individual healing, and reparations for Greenwood.”

- Sen. Kevin Matthews

Greenwood Rising

Black Wall Street History Center

In June of 2021, Tulsa observed the centennial anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The tragic events of May 31-June 1, 1921 destroyed the historic African American business district known as Black Wall Street and the surrounding community that once stretched outward from Greenwood Avenue leaving thousands homeless, hundreds injured, and an unknown number killed.

In the years leading up to the centennial, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission was formed by a group of federal, state, and local leaders with the goal of educating Oklahomans and Americans about the Race Massacre, remembering the victims and survivors, and creating an environment conducive to sustainable entrepreneurship and heritage tourism within the Greenwood District and North Tulsa.

The Greenwood Rising: Black Wall Street History Center represents one of the Centennial Commission’s initiatives. It is an educational hub to tell Greenwood’s story of Tragedy to Triumph and provides a platform for important discussions about history and race relations.

Together, the Centennial Commission, Narrate Design, and experience design studio Local Projects have created a world-class destination that will offer a step towards healing for the Tulsa community.


Learn more about visiting Greenwood Rising here.