Editing Tulsa race massacre (section)

===Renewed calls for restitution===
An extensive curriculum on the event was provided to Oklahoma school districts in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Querry |first=K. |date=February 19, 2020 |title=Oklahoma state leaders to roll out new curriculum on Tulsa Race Massacre |url=https://kfor.com/hidden-history/oklahoma-state-leaders-to-roll-out-new-curriculum-on-tulsa-race-massacre/ |access-date=February 20, 2020 |publisher=KFOR-TV |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220151027/https://kfor.com/hidden-history/oklahoma-state-leaders-to-roll-out-new-curriculum-on-tulsa-race-massacre/ |archive-date=February 20, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On May 29, 2020, the eve of the 99th anniversary of the event and the onset of the [[George Floyd protests]], [[Human Rights Watch]] released a report titled "The Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma: A Human Rights Argument", demanding reparations for survivors and descendants of the violence because the economic impact of the massacre is still visible as illustrated by the high poverty rates and lower life expectancies in north Tulsa.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 29, 2020 |title=Human Rights Watch calls for Tulsa Race Massacre reparations a century after violence |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/05/29/human-rights-watch-calls-tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-century-after-violence/ |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531102225/https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/05/29/human-rights-watch-calls-tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-century-after-violence/ |archive-date=May 31, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> Several documentary projects were also announced at this time with plans to release them on the 100th anniversary of the event, including ''Black Wall Street'' by [[Dream Hampton]], and another documentary by Salima Koroma.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael |date=June 5, 2020 |title=From 'Watchmen' to new film projects and more, the Tulsa Race Massacre will become a growing part of worldwide popular culture ahead of the 2021 centennial |url=https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/from-watchmen-to-new-film-projects-and-more-the-tulsa-race-massacre-will-become-a/article_34ef0d05-50b0-55d6-97c8-9f2b3524531c.html |access-date=June 9, 2020 |work=[[Tulsa World]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609213026/https://www.tulsaworld.com/entertainment/from-watchmen-to-new-film-projects-and-more-the-tulsa-race-massacre-will-become-a/article_34ef0d05-50b0-55d6-97c8-9f2b3524531c.html |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2020, a 105-year old survivor of the massacre, [[Viola Fletcher]], filed a lawsuit with two other survivors against the city for reparations caused by damages to the city's black businesses.<ref>{{cite news |title=Survivors of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre file lawsuit seeking 'relief,' victims fund |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/survivors-1921-tulsa-race-massacre-file-lawsuit-seeking-relief-victims-n1239102 |access-date=September 10, 2020 |publisher=NBC News |language=en }}</ref>

In 2021, Oklahoma librarians persuaded the [[Library of Congress]] to change the official subject headings, which place limits on the terms that people are allowed to use whenever they conduct searches for some of the information, for the event from "riot" to "massacre".<ref>{{cite news |title=Library of Congress agrees to change subject heading from 'Tulsa Race Riot' to 'Tulsa Race Massacre' |url=https://kfor.com/news/local/library-of-congress-agrees-to-change-subject-heading-from-tulsa-race-riot-to-tulsa-race-massacre/ |access-date=March 24, 2021 |agency=Oklahoma's News on 4 }}</ref>

On May 19, 2021, survivors Fletcher, then 107; her 100-year-old brother, Hughes Van Ellis; and 106-year old Lessie Benningfield Randle testified about their experiences during the massacre and their reparations lawsuit before a House Judiciary subcommittee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=DeNeen |date=May 19, 2021 |title=One of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre – 107 years old – wants justice |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/05/19/viola-fletcher-tulsa-race-massacre-survivor/ |access-date=May 19, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Victor |first=Daniel |date=May 20, 2021 |title=At 107, 106 and 100, Remaining Tulsa Massacre Survivors Plead for Justice |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/tulsa-massacre-survivors.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/20/us/tulsa-massacre-survivors.html |archive-date=December 28, 2021 |url-access=limited |access-date=May 20, 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}{{cbignore }}</ref> The lawsuit was dismissed with prejudice in July 2023, but in November 2023, their lawyers appealed that decision to the Oklahoma Supreme Court.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burch |first=Audra D. S. |date=November 7, 2023 |title=Nearing Her 109th Birthday, and Still Waiting for Her Day in Court |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/tulsa-race-massacre-lawsuit-oklahoma-supreme-court.html |access-date=November 10, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 }}</ref>

On June 12, 2024, the [[Oklahoma Supreme Court]] affirmed the dismissal of the lawsuit, effectively concluding the suit. The Court dismissed the lawsuit stating that although the grievances submitted by the plaintiffs were legitimate, they concluded that Oklahoma's public nuisance statute did not apply to them.<ref>{{cite news |last=Burch |first=Audra D. S. |date=June 12, 2024 |title=Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Tulsa Massacre Lawsuit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/us/oklahoma-supreme-court-tulsa-massacre-lawsuit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612171920/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/12/us/oklahoma-supreme-court-tulsa-massacre-lawsuit.html |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |access-date=June 12, 2024 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US }}</ref> Their testimony of the three survivors coincided with pending resolutions before the U.S. House and Senate Judiciary Committees that propose federal recognition of the centennial of the massacre on May 31 and June 1.<ref>{{cite news |last=Casteel |first=Chris |title=Congress to discuss Tulsa Race Massacre as 100-year anniversary approaches |url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2021/05/15/us-congressional-subcommittee-to-hear-from-tulsa-race-massacre-survivors/5112877001/ |access-date=May 19, 2021 |website=The Oklahoman |language=en-US }}</ref>

In September 2024, the Department of Justice opened a federal review of the massacre under the [[Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sarnoff |first1=Leah |last2=Cruz |first2=Abigail |title=DOJ announces first-ever federal review of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre |website=ABC News |date=October 1, 2024 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/doj-announces-federal-review-1921-tulsa-race-massacre/story?id=114371787 |access-date=October 1, 2024 }}</ref> The report was released on January 10, 2025, which found that "the massacre was the result not of uncontrolled mob violence, but of a coordinated, military-style attack on Greenwood".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/10/tulsa-race-massacre-report-doj |title=DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review |first=Adria |last=Walker |date=January 10, 2025 |access-date=January 11, 2025 |work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

Tulsa's ongoing Beyond Apology Commission is tasked with improving economic mobility and the building of inter-generational wealth for survivors of the massacre and was reported by ''The New York Times'' to be planning new housing benefits in January 2025.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rushmore |first1=Visuals by Joseph |last2=Burch |first2=Text by Audra D. S. |date=January 19, 2025 |title=More Than a Century After the Tulsa Race Massacre, One Question Endures: What Is Justice? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/01/19/us/tulsa-race-massacre |access-date=January 19, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 }}</ref>