Hello All:
This is a guest article that I came across on FB - and I am so happy to share it with you. There have been so many stories about Black Wall Street and the massacre, it's so heartwarming to find that there is still one survivor who is benefiting from this real time.
All this happened before my time, and before my parent's time. Though it happened during my grandparent's lifetimes, the town had been rebuilt - completely - by Black people who came together; but there may have been those whose homes were overlooked or not included.
I think it's wonderful they came together to make this wonderful woman's dreams come true - which is what Oklahomans (Black Oklahomans) do best - pull together, help each other, look out for each other.
As a fellow Oklahoma Homie - I commend them for keeping up the tradition of love and inspiration.
Also proud of Oklahoma for voting for Biden - a change is gonna come.
Stay Blessed &
ECLECTICALLY BLACK
Gloria Dulan-Wilson
Lessie Benningfield Randle, one of the last known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre will get her birthday wish of having her home restored at the age of 105. Led by the founder of the Terence Crutcher Foundation, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher has partnered with Revitalize T-Town, Tony Moore, Executive Director of the Gathering Place, Vanessa Hall-Harper, District 1 City Councilor, and a host of Tulsa community members.
“This project is near and dear to my heart and as a descendant of a suvivor of the massacre who is no longer living, I feel it is my duty to honor the life and legacy of Mother Randle who survived and endured one of the worst domestic terrorist attacks on American soil. This act of kindness honors the legacy of my great grandmother, the late Rebecca Brown Crutcher who fled the massacre in fear of her life” said Crutcher.
“I couldn’t be more proud of my dear friend and client Dr. Tiffany Crutcher. To watch Tiffany turn her own pain and tragedy of losing her twin brother to the same police department that burned down Black Wall Street, into purpose and triumph should be inspirational to us all” said National Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump.
A press conference, community house warming and cook out will take place Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 1:00 pm to honor Mother Lessie Randle and welcome her back to her newly restored home. A gift registry has been set up at www.myregistry.com to purchase items from Lessie Randle’s wish list.
In lieu of gifts, gift cards can be sent c/o Lessie Randle to P.O. Box 6481 Tulsa, OK 74148
https://www.myregistry.com/wishlist/lessie-randle-tulsa-ok/2308013
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