This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre where the Greenwood neighborhood was burned to the ground. This year also marks the 36th anniversary of the West Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE organization. In honor of the many unknown stories of communities of color who met a similar fate, we look at other accounts of the destruction of Black and Brown communities. Because of the way history is reported, we won’t ever know the full account of violence toward Black and Brown communities. These stories give us a broad look and open our eyes to a timeline that is both recent and deep in our past. 

Please read as many of the articles as you are able to and come ready to engage in community and conversation. As always, this is a no knowledge shaming space. We are here to learn together in a safe space and build trust while processing difficult parts of our collective history.

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Tulsa, OK:

• https://www.npr.org/2021/05/24/998683497/a-century-after-the-race-massacre-tulsa-confronts-its-bloody-past 

West Philly bombing: 

• https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/8/8/20747198/philadelphia-bombing-1985-move 

• https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/05/18/407665820/why-did-we-forget-the-move-bombing 

• https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/29/ivy-league-colleges-apologize-bones-black-child-move?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true 

Manilatown:

• https://www.vox.com/2020/3/10/21172993/filipino-neighborhood-san-francisco-destroyed-i-hotel (video)

Springfield, Illinois:

• https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bs-md-backstory-naacp-20120212-story.html 

• https://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/oct/10

Porvenir Massacre:

• https://time.com/5682139/porvenir-massacre-descendants/ 

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/porvenir-texas-details-massacre-mexican-americans-u-s-soldiers-rangers-n1059146