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The devastation of the Tulsa Race Massacre DeNeen L. Brown, May 28, 2021, The Washington Post On May 30, 1921, Greenwood was one of the wealthiest Black communities in the country, home to doctors, lawyers and entrepreneurs. It boasted restaurants, grocery stores, churches, a hospital, a savings and loan, a post office, three hotels, jewelry and clothing stores, two movie theaters, a library, pool halls, a bus and cab service, a highly regarded school system, six private airplanes and two Black newspapers, according to the Greenwood Cultural Center. Two days later, it was all gone. continue The fight to whitewash US history: ‘A drop of poison is all you need’ Julia Carrie Wong, 25 May 2021, The Guardian On 25 May 2020, a man died after a “medical incident during police interaction” in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The man was suspected of forgery and “believed to be in his 40s”. He “physically resisted officers” and, after being handcuffed, “appeared to be suffering medical di