A groundbreaking for The Vernon Witness preservation project took place Feb. 12 at the Historic Vernon AME Church, the only ...
More than a century after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, members of Greenwood’s Vernon AME Church are determined to tell their ...
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$1.5 million grant fuels transformation of Vernon AME Church into cultural institution
TULSA, Okla. — In the Historic Greenwood District, preservation is more than about bricks and mortar; it’s about who controls the story of survival. On Wednesday, clergy, descendants, civic leaders, ...
This week marks the 102 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre and there are many events going on to remember the city’s darkest day. On Sunday, dozens of people gathered for a memorial church service at ...
A historic Tulsa church that once served as a refuge during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is preparing to start a new chapter.
A Black man with a camera looks at the burned ruins in Tulsa's Greenwood District after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. On May 31 and June 1 of that year, mobs of white residents attacked Black ...
The nonprofit Justice for Greenwood donated $21,000 in funds to churches and a school that were targeted in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, a terrorist act carried out by white supremacists. “These ...
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsans gathered at the historic Vernon AME Church in Greenwood for a prayer vigil and community rally after the recent gun violence in Tulsa. "We rally here at Vernon Church, not only ...
The Black Wall Street Legacy Fest is wrapping up the 2nd of its six days in the Greenwood District. The festival is to remember the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre while also celebrating ...
TULSA, Okla. — The historic Vernon A.M.E Church in Greenwood is getting some major upgrades for the first time in over 60 years. The church announced Thursday they plan to renovate the Faith Hall's ...
Ahead of the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre next week, new walking tours of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District have been organized for Saturday. The tours, a partnership between the ...
TULSA, Okla. -- Paster Keith Mayes says renovating the historic Vernon AME Church is an effort to do more than just beautify it. "The parking lot was an eyesore of Greenwood. Greenwood is one of the ...
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