OK Senator Initiative to Include Black Wall Street in Curriculum

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A White United States Senator has a heart for having the story of Black Wall Street told in classrooms across the state of Oklahoma, where it was reality in the early 1920’s. More from Washington Bureau Chief April Ryan.

In this Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 photo, a handful of businesses line Greenwood Avenue, the location of the former Black Wall Street, in Tulsa, Okla. Black leaders want to bring 100 new companies to the former Black Wall Street in north Tulsa by 2021, the 100th anniversary of its fall. The initiative seeks to recapture the entrepreneurial spirit that helped make it one of the country’s most affluent black areas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
In this Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016 photo, a handful of businesses line Greenwood Avenue, the location of the former Black Wall Street, in Tulsa, Okla. Black leaders want to bring 100 new companies to the former Black Wall Street in north Tulsa by 2021, the 100th anniversary of its fall. The initiative seeks to recapture the entrepreneurial spirit that helped make it one of the country’s most affluent black areas. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan

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