The City of Tulsa’s Beyond Apology Commission has recommended a first phase of reparations for the Tulsa Race Riot.  The 24.9 million dollar reparations would be for home and land ownership, home improvements and area development for the survivors, the descendants of victims and relevant parts of North Tulsa.

Education, financial compensation and economic development were preferred over housing in a 2023 Beyond Apology Report for reparations. The Commission’s reason for picking the housing reparations first was because the citizens of Tulsa authorized in a sales tax vote to provide funding for housing initiatives making the method of funding these reparations  already available.

New Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols says that he is looking forward to reviewing the proposals.

The purpose of the City of Tulsa’s Beyond Apology Commission is to reconcile, restore, and unite Tulsa in a goal of shared prosperity for all Tulsans by advancing and restoring economic mobility, prosperity, and intergenerational wealth for the 1921 Race Massacre survivors, their descendants, and residents of North Tulsa, particularly those in the historic Greenwood District and surrounding neighborhoods.