Democratic Oklahoma mayor unveils $100 million reparations-style plan for 1921 Tulsa race riot

Published June 2, 2025 3:44pm ET



The Democratic mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, released a plan seeking to compensate descendants of residents affected by racial violence over a century ago. 

On Sunday, Mayor Monroe Nichols announced Road to Repair, which promises to pour $105 million into the Greenwood District and northern Tulsa. The historically black and then-thriving area once described as “Black Wall Street” was rocked decades ago by the 1921 Tulsa race riots.

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