African American history
Viola Ford Fletcher: Last Survivor of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Dies at 111 After Lifelong Pursuit of Justice
Nov 25, 2025 01:08 pm CST
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died at 111. Her remarkable life journey included witnessing the destruction of Tulsa's thriving Black Wall Street at age 7, working as a WWII welder, and dedicating her final years to seeking justice for one of America's darkest chapters of racial violence. Despite legal setbacks in her quest for reparations, Fletcher's testimony and memoir ensured that the massacre's history and impact would not be forgotten.
Serena Williams Criticizes New York Hotel for Insensitive Cotton Plant Display: A Historical Context
Sep 26, 2025 04:42 pm CST
Tennis legend Serena Williams has sparked conversation about historical sensitivity after criticizing a New York City hotel for displaying cotton plants as decoration. The African American athlete expressed her discomfort on Instagram, connecting the display to America's painful history of slavery and cotton plantations, describing the cotton as feeling "unnatural" and comparing it to nail polish remover cotton.