{"id":548810,"date":"2021-06-01T18:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548810"},"modified":"2021-06-01T18:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T22:20:58","slug":"biden-visits-tulsa-to-commemorate-1921-race-massacre-sidesteps-question-of-reparations-for-survivors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-visits-tulsa-to-commemorate-1921-race-massacre-sidesteps-question-of-reparations-for-survivors\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Visits Tulsa To Commemorate 1921 Race Massacre, Sidesteps Question Of Reparations For Survivors"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-visits-tulsa-to-commemorate-1921-race-massacre-sidesteps-question-of-reparations-for-survivors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=548810&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/F48B4C6F-77F6-45C0-A585-DCCA8B8E9E0D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">President Joe Biden visited Tulsa on Tuesday in order to commemorate and memorialize the Tulsa Race Massacre on its centennial as some survivors and activists push for reparations.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-issues-proclamation-on-tulsa-race-massacre-calls-on-americans-to-eradicate-systemic-racism\"><span class=\"s1\">noted<\/span><\/a>, the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/president-joe-biden-coming-to-tulsa-for-tulsa-race-massacre-commemoration\/36533384\"><span class=\"s1\">reportedly<\/span><\/a>\u00a0putting together the \u201cRemember &#038; Rise\u201d event on May 31 that was scheduled to include a performance by singer John Legend, and speakers, including Stacey Abrams.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/tulsa-remember-rise-event-canceled-days-centennial-race-massacre-n1269028\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a>, however, that the event \u201cwas abruptly canceled because lawyers representing survivors and descendants demanded a higher fee for their participation in the event than had been originally agreed upon, a commission official said.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The three living survivors\u2019 legal representatives reportedly asked for the survivors to be included in the event in exchange for $100,000 each and a $2 million seed donation to a reparations coalition fund, state Senator Kevin Matthews, chairman of the commission, said at a press conference.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Even though the parties had agreed to those terms, at the last minute, the lawyers instead requested $1 million for each person and $50 million for the fund, Matthews said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe could not respond to those demands,\u201d he confirmed. \u201cI absolutely want the survivors, the descendants, and others that were affected to be financially and emotionally supported, however, this is not the way, no matter how hard we try.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2021\/05\/24\/us\/tulsa-race-massacre.html\">reported<\/a>, \u201cThe financial toll of the massacre is evident in the $1.8 million in property loss claims \u2014 $27 million in today\u2019s dollars \u2014 detailed in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.okhistory.org\/research\/forms\/freport.pdf\">2001 state commission report<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Anneliese Bruner, a descendant of one of the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/06\/01\/tulsa-massacre-biden-reparations-491489\"><span class=\"s1\">told<\/span><\/a> Politico that she is hoping Biden\u2019s speech and his visit to the city provides lawmakers \u201cspace and cover they need to begin the cash reparations conversation in earnest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHe can be the transformational President the country needs to open the pathway to full, cash reparations for our bondage on American soil,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At a White House press <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/06\/01\/press-gaggle-by-principal-deputy-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-aboard-air-force-one-en-route-tulsa-ok\/\"><span class=\"s1\">briefing<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre\u00a0was asked if Biden supports reparations for families of the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jean-Pierre responded, \u201cSo, the President believes that what these survivors have endured is tragic and devastating.\u00a0 First and foremost, he is honored to have the opportunity to listen to them and learn from their experiences.\u00a0 He also plans to convey his heartfelt gratitude for their bravery in sharing the stories of the trauma and violence that was wrought on them and their families.\u00a0 And that is \u2014 that is going to be his focus today, and that\u2019s what he wants to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">When pressed on the content of Biden\u2019s discussions while in Tulsa, she answered, \u201cPresident Biden believes we have to take core steps right now to fight systemic racism, things like fighting redlining, supporting funding for under schools \u2014 underfunded schools that are too often located in predominantly Black and brown neighborhoods, and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">She continued, \u201cHe also supports a study, as we\u2019ve said before, into reparations, but believes that, first and foremost, the task in front of us is not to root out \u2014 is to root out systemic racism where it exists right now.\u00a0 And that\u2019s why it\u2019s\u2026central to all of his agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Various efforts to provide reparations to African Americans have been started in recent years. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/house-judiciary-committee-to-vote-on-creating-slavery-reparations-commission-to-address-deep-seeded-racism\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> in April, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has led the effort to introduce a bill that would address slavery in the United States and create a commission in order to study potential slavery reparations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to a Washington Post-ABC News <a href=\"https:\/\/\/Users\/charlottepence-bond\/Desktop\/198a13c8-3d39-417a-90b9-d03493441056.pdf\"><span class=\"s1\">poll<\/span><\/a> from last July, only 31% of Americans approve of federal payment as reparations for descendants of slaves.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span>member<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden visited Tulsa on Tuesday in order to commemorate and memorialize the Tulsa Race Massacre on its centennial as some survivors and activists push for reparations.\u00a0As The Daily &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278846,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/F48B4C6F-77F6-45C0-A585-DCCA8B8E9E0D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Visits Tulsa To Commemorate 1921 Race Massacre, Sidesteps Question Of Reparations For Survivors","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-548810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/F48B4C6F-77F6-45C0-A585-DCCA8B8E9E0D_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Visits Tulsa To Commemorate 1921 Race Massacre, Sidesteps Question Of Reparations For Survivors","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=548810"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/548810\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=548810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=548810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=548810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}