Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle, the last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, continue to ...
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the last two known ...
A suit was filed on behalf of Viola Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle who survived the 1921 Oklahoma massacre.
The ruling contrasts with cases where reparations have been granted, such as those for Japanese Americans interned during ...
The Associated Press reports the Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its decision to uphold ...
Their attorney, Damario Solomon-Simmons, says a reckoning is still possible for 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle. “I’m committed to making sure that at least our ...
Chicago, Illinois - Family members and representatives of Emmett Till, as well as 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors Viola Ford Fletcher and Lessie Benningfield Randle, gathered on the sidelines of ...
Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Fletcher, 110, sought reparations for the social and economic impacts of the massacre, one of the deadliest and most devastating acts of anti-Black ...
Lessie Benningfield Randle, 109, and Viola Fletcher, 110, sought reparations for the social and economic impacts of the massacre, one of the deadliest and most devastating acts of anti-Black violence ...