Remembering 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after selection of first African American police chief

Remembering 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after selection of first African American police chief

Major."A NEW FUTURE FOR THE CITY OFTULSA..

AS THE MAYOR NAMESTHE MAN WHOA NEW FUTURE FOR THE CITY OFTULSA..

AS THE MAYOR NAMESTHE MAN WHO WILL LEAD THECITY'S POLICE FORCE..MAJOR WENDELL FRANKLIN..

NOWA PART OF TULSA'S HISTORY...BECOMING THE CITY'S FIRSTAFRICAN AMERICAN POLICEOFFICER TO LEAD THEDEPARTMENT.

2 WORKS FORYOU'S SIERRA PIZARROEXPLORES THIS MOMENT.TULSA'S NEW POLICE CHIEFMADE A POINT TO TALK ABOUTCHANGE.

SAYING THAT'S HISPLAN FOR THE CITY.

IT'S THECOMMON MESSAGE FOR CITYLEADERS..

IN BRINGINGEVERYONE TOGETHER.TULSA IS FILLED WITH MORETHAN 120 YEARS OF MOMENTS...SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT.THESE ARE THE UNFORGETTABLEONES -- THE 1921 ATTACK ONGREENWOOD.PLACE: "At the historicalsociety, we like to say, thepast causes the present andaffects the future.

Today,we are at a new place in ourfuture." TULSA'S FIRSTAFRICAN AMERICAN POLICECHIEF... ANNOUNCED... ANDPRESENTED... WEDNESDAY.MICHELLE PLACE, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, TULSA HISTORICALSOCIETY & MUSEUM: "I reallythink that this is amonumental day for Tulsathat a person of color hasbeen named to lead ourcity's police department."CHIEF FRANKLIN: "That'simportant, but, to me, I'mbrushing that aside.

I'vegot a lot of work that I'vegot to start doing."FLETCHER: "I figured therewould already have been anAfrican American policechief." THE APPOINTMENT...SOME SAY... SHINES NEW LIGHTON TULSA'S DARK PAST.COLTON FLETCHER, TULSARESIDENT: "Diversity, Iwould definitely say, isgood."TULSA POLICE CHIEF, WENDELLFRANKLIN: "There's power inhistory.

There's power inknowing what came beforeyou.

Some of the things arein the past so we hope notto do those same things inthe future." MAKING SURE ALLTULSANS ARE TREATED WITHRESPECT.

AND DIGNITY... MANYSTILL FIGHT TOWARDS.Mayor g.t.

Bynum: "ChiefFranklin is tough, but he isfair."ROBERT TURNER, PASTOR,VERNON AME CHURCH: "Thefight goes on.

Just becausewe had a black president,doesn't mean the countrydidn't have racism.

Justbecause we now have a blackpolice chief, doesn't meanthe department doesn't havea problem with racism."IN ABOUT A MONTH... THEEDUCATIONAL PANELS ON THE1921TULSA RACE MASSACRE YOU JUSTSAW... WILL BE IN LIBRARIESALL OVER NORTHEASTERNOKLAHOMA... THANKS TO AGRANT GIVEN TO THE THE TULSAHISTORICAL SOCIETY ANDMUSEUM.

I'M SIERRA PIZARRO.2 WORKS FOR YOU.THE INCOMING CHIEF HAS BEENWITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR MORETHAN 23 YEARS..

HE HASFOCUSED HIS EFFORTS ONREDUCING VIOLENT CRIME..INCREASING COMMUNITYENGAGEMENT... AND COMMUNITYPOLICING EFFORTS.

LISTEDARE JUST A FEW JOBS HE HASHELD IN HIS CAREER..FRANKLIN WILL TAKE HIS POSTON FEBRUARY FIRST..BECOMMING THE 40TH CHIEF OFPOLICE FOR TULSATONIGHT..

NEW DEVELOPMENT