Celebrating Black Wall Street and Remembering the Tulsa Massacre - virtual event

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Speaker: Dr. Karlos Hill Celebrating Black Wall Street and Remembering the Tulsa Massacre Ridgewater College will host speaker Dr. Karlos K. Hill, an expert on racism and race relations. Hill is an associate professor of African and African-American Studies at the University of Oklahoma and founding director of his university’s African and African-American Studies Distinguished Lecture Series. He will share insights and help participants understand the rise of the Greenwood District, discuss what is now known as Black Wall Street, and build awareness of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. This event is sponsored by 10 partnering Minnesota State colleges including Ridgewater College.