By: Alyssa Wilson

Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, gave reparations to survivors of the Tulsa Massacre and financial contributions to numerous community organizations. The three survivors, 107-year-old Viola Fletcher, 106-year-old Lessie Randle and 100-year-old Hughes Van Ellis, were given $200,000 checks at an outdoor service hosted by the church and Pastor Mike Todd. 

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During the service, Todd said, “Reparation is not a political word. Reparation is not a word that your left-wing friends or your right-wing friends have coined,” Afro.com reported.  

“I’m a young Black man who took over a church from a white man who built it in North Tulsa,” Todd said. “That couldn’t have happened if you all didn’t survive. Today, we can’t restore everything that has been stolen from you. But today, we can put a seed in the ground.”

The price of $200,000 was selected after the church researched the median price of a home in the area. Checks were also given to businesses and organizations, causing Transformation Church to donate $1 million at the service.  

Oasis Fresh Market, a service providing fresh produce to underserved communities, was given $100,000. The Terrence Crutcher Foundation is an organization that engages the community, law enforcement and politicians to address inequity in Tulsa’s minority communities. The church donated $50,000 to the organization to further its movement.  

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Build in Tulsa, a nonprofit development working to create affordable housing was given $50,000 while One Race Movement was given $100,000. Lastly, the Greenwood Cultural Center was given a $100,000 donation.  

 

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The Tulsa Massacre took place in 1921 when a white mob, including members of the Ku Klux Klan, destroyed property, lit fires, looted and shot residents in the Greenwood neighborhood, a thriving Black community.