Did Obama Low-Key Take the First Steps Towards Reparations, Which is Finally Paying Off? by Angela Johnson from The Root on 2024-10-03 18:54 (#6R74G) On May 31, 1921, white attackers destroyed Greenwood, a thriving Black business district in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing hundreds of residents (most of whom were Black) and burning more than 1,250 homes.