Greenwood Cultural Center

07/02/2025

The first law Oklahoma passed as a state? A Jim Crow law.

Just one day after gaining statehood in 1907, Oklahoma enacted segregation on public transportation, marking the beginning of legalized racial discrimination.

Black Oklahomans responded with determination.
Shut out of white establishments, they built their own.

In Greenwood, Black entrepreneurs created a thriving economy where it’s estimated that a dollar circulated 19 times before leaving the community.

This is the legacy of Greenwood: resilience, innovation, and self-determination.

06/23/2025

She sat in these very classrooms as a young girl. Now, she’s back to teach!

Meet Phoenix Williams, a former 1619 Project Summer Program participant who’s come back to teach. Currently a student at Oklahoma State University, Williams is returning as an educator, using her voice and heart to give back to the same community that helped shape her.

The 1619 Project: School Edition Summer Program, launched by the Greenwood Cultural Center, empowers K–5 students through history, literacy, art, and critical thinking, told through the lens of Black stories and contributions that have long been left out of the classroom.

Spaces are limited to the first 50 children!

📞Call 918.596.1020 to learn more.

There's never been a Black history learning experience quite like this!

06/19/2025

161 years later, the story still speaks.

Juneteenth marks the moment when the last of the enslaved were told they were free.

In 1865, freedom finally reached Galveston, Texas, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. What should have been known all along was finally declared. And even in the delay, even in injustice, Black Americans found a way to celebrate. To hope. To dream forward.

That spirit of resilience, faith, and joy is what the Greenwood Cultural Center honors each year.

Located in the heart of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District, the cultural center stands as a tribute to a community that refused to be erased. It’s a space where elders are honored, youth are uplifted, and Black stories are preserved and shared with truth and dignity.

Juneteenth is more than a history lesson. It’s a reflection of how far the journey has come and a reminder of the work still ahead.

06/18/2025

06/17/2025

Spaces are limited to the first 50 children! Call 918.596.1020 to learn more. There's never been a Black history learning experience quite like this!

06/17/2025

Meet Amya Jamison, the 79th Miss Langston University, member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and an upcoming senior with a quad-major in corrections, criminal justice, general studies, and sociology.

Jamison returns to the Greenwood Cultural Center this July, not as a student, but as an instructor for The 1619 Project, that first inspired her. Her journey is a powerful reflection of legacy, leadership, and giving back to the next generation.

Greenwood Cultural Center is the first in Tulsa to offer The 1619 Project. The program is part of a national initiative by the Pulitzer Center and The New York Times.

The program explores the lasting impact of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans, using essays and creative works from The 1619 Project. Instructor training is provided by the Pulitzer Center, with additional support from The Opportunity Project.

Email us at [email protected] or call at 918-596-1020 to get involved with The 1619 Project at the Greenwood Cultural Center.

06/17/2025

Meet Amya Jamison, the 79th Miss Langston University, member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and an upcoming senior with a quad major in corrections, criminal justice, general studies, and sociology.

Jamison returns to the Greenwood Cultural Center this July, not as a student, but as an instructor for The 1619 Project, that first inspired her. Her journey is a powerful reflection of legacy, leadership, and giving back to the next generation.

Greenwood Cultural Center is the first in Tulsa to offer The 1619 Project. The program is part of a national initiative by the Pulitzer Center and The New York Times.

The program explores the lasting impact of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans, using essays and creative works from The 1619 Project. Instructor training is provided by the Pulitzer Center, with additional support from The Opportunity Project.

Email us at [email protected] or call at 918-596-1020 to get involved with 1619 Program at the Greenwood Cultural Center.

06/03/2025

We need your help, Tulsa.

This face has been preserved in our archives, but his name, his story, his legacy remain a mystery.

Do you recognize him?

Help us uncover who he is and honor his place in Greenwood’s history.

06/01/2025

Join us online or in person at the Greenwood Cultural Center as Mayor Nichols announces his historic plan for reconciliation.

Today, during the city of Tulsa's first Tulsa Race Massacre Observance Day, we reflect on the events of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre that happened 104 years ago, while at the same time looking forward to bringing about additional healing in the years ahead.

Today, we express gratitude for those who came before us, for those who have fought for so long for justice and reconciliation, and for those who continue to fight for the values we all share here in Tulsa - opportunity; freedom; justice; and repair.

Later today, I will announce what the road ahead may bring and some of the initial steps my administration is taking to achieve further reconciliation and unity within our community. You can join in watching online at https://theblackwallsttimes.com/ at 3:30 p.m.