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<i>The Black Wall Street Times</i>

The Black Wall Street Times

African-American newspaper in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

The Black Wall Street Times is an African-American newspaper founded in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2017. It is named after the Greenwood District, Tulsa, which is also known as Black Wall Street.

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History

The Black Wall Street Times was founded in 2017 by Nehemiah Frank.[1] The paper is named after the historically Black Greenwood District, Tulsa, which is also known as "Black Wall Street."[2] According to NPR, the paper focuses on racial equity issues in Tulsa and seeks to hold public officials accountable.[3]

In 2021, the paper called for Governor Kevin Stitt to resign from the Tulsa Race Massacre Commission for signing HB 1775, a bill which allegedly barred critical race theory.[4]

In 2023, the Oklahoma State Department of Education banned the paper from interviews with Ryan Walters. The ban was due to Nehemiah Frank calling Walter "trash," a "klansman," and a "Nazi" on the social media platform X.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "About". The Black Wall Street Times. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. [2]
    Eaton, Kristi (September 24, 2017). "Meet the Millennial Transforming Black Wall Street for the Digital Era". NBC News. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. [3]
    Bates, Karen Grigsby (May 26, 2021). "Tulsa, 100 Years Later". NPR. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. [4]
    Raache, Hicham (May 21, 2021). "Black Wall Street Times calls for Gov. Stitt's removal from Tulsa Race Massacre Commission for restricting critical race theory in schools". KFOR-TV. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. [5]
    Wertz, William C. (September 8, 2023). "Black-owned newspaper denied interview with Ryan Walters about PragerU partnership". The Oklahoman. Retrieved 22 September 2023.


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