May 26 by The O'Colly

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

100 years after The stories of Greenwood 100 years after the massacre

OSU students produce documentary about Greenwood 100 years after the massacre ‘Greenwood Here and Now’ airs May 26, 2021 on The O’Colly Media Group App to build a multimedia project that included a series in the student newspaper The O’Colly along with corresponding podcasts and a fullNBA stars, national length documentary film. media and filmmakers from The result was the all walks of life will be deGreenwood: Here and Now scending on the Greenwood project by the O’Colly Media District in Tulsa over the next Group, whose 10-part sefew weeks. ries has been running since They will be looking at March. The documentary is the area — both its history set to premiere on the OMG and its future — as the 100th app May 26. anniversary of the Tulsa Race Kerr, an award-winning Massacre comes to pass. photojournalist, said the projBasketball stars Russell ect is close to his heart as he Westbrook and LeBron James lived most of his life in Tulsa, will be among many coming including a career with the to Oklahoma to reflect on the Tulsa World. event that occurred May 31“We wanted to see what June 1, 1921. Greenwood looks like today With most of the country and how it can look 10 years paying its respects in regard from now,” Kerr said. “It is a to the atrocities committed, place that has a lot of growth a group of Oklahoma State but is also having some growUniversity students looked at ing pains with people divided what Greenwood could be, on what direction they want instead of what it was. Greenwood to go.” It started when Kelly It is painful to look back Kerr, coordinator of student on these events, Kerr admitmedia, offered an independent ted, but it is crucial to learn study course last fall. from it. The coursework for the “Think of 9/11. Part of course would be for students you wants to not forget it but Jordan Bishop Communications Specialist

still push forward. It basically was the 9/11 of the Midwest,” Kerr said. Seven students participated in the project: Destinee Adams, Claire Boomer, Joshua Cleary, Summer DeWeese, Lauren Egleston, Ryan Novozinsky and Sudeep Tumma. Many of the students were learning about the Tulsa Race Massacre for the first time. The event had been kept in the shadows for nearly a century before it started to be taught about in just the last couple of decades. “I was shocked because I had no idea this even existed. It reminded me of Tiananmen Square in China,” said Tumma, a sports media junior from South Brunswick, New Jersey. “You talk to anyone in Oklahoma, and no one seems to know about it. My dad was the only person that I talked to that had any sort of idea about it. It was kind of crazy because this happened on our own soil, and no one ever learned about it.” Tumma participated in the newspaper series, which covers people living in the

Greenwood District now and how they see their community’s future. From talking to a barbershop owner to a boxing gym proprietor, a local politician to a licensed counselor, the group covered all aspects. “I think people will really get a perspective from the people there,” Tumma said. “They will see some of the history of what people heard from their parents or how they have seen Greenwood transform. They will see a bunch of different perspectives. They will see people who have been there for a long time and how Greenwood has transformed or what really needs to be on Greenwood.” Ryan Novozinsky, a sports media junior who is the editor-in-chief of the O’Colly, handled the audio aspect of the multimedia project. His podcasts with the interview subjects — complete with a narration from OSU Police Chief Leon Jones — delved into people’s thoughts on their community. See Documentary on pg. 2

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Kelly Kerr, Oklahoma State University’s coordinator of student media, interviews Walter Armstrong as OSU student Lauren Egleston films for the documentary “Greenwood: Here and Now.”

Documentary... Continued from pg. 1 “I see they have so much optimism for their community,” said Novozinsky, a native of Allentown, New Jersey. “They have gone through peaks and valleys — some of the most dramatic valleys I think in human history that any civilization and town can go through — but they really came through it.” Lauren Egleston, a Stillwater native, said getting to talk to people whose ancestors survived the massacre really opened her

eyes. “When you go to Greenwood, there are people there who wake up every day and are concerned by it and still affected by it,” said Egleston, a recent multimedia and Spanish graduate who was a videographer on the documentary. “I didn’t realize there were still issues from it and people who are still fighting for reparations from it. It is interesting because even in Tulsa, Greenwood is almost its own little world still trying to fight this and trying to make it more part of mainstream history and document it and all of these different things.” The documentary will premiere on May 26. It

will also be streamed on the Tulsa World website on May 30 at tulsaworld.com. Claire Boomer, a strategic communications and marketing junior, was amazed by how much care the residents of Greenwood take to keep their district on the rise. “The community leaders really just want to make sure that the heart of Greenwood is taken into account so that whatever the future of Greenwood is, it’s something the community built,” said Boomer, a native of Kansas City, Kansas. “It is not something you see with an old historical district like that usually. You will see bigger city leaders and elected officials come

in and say they will make it better, but they never do. “… I think it is that balance of making Greenwood better and keeping that soul alive with the community of Greenwood deciding how their future will look.” Boomer was a photographer on the project, and she couldn’t believe that she didn’t have much knowledge on the massacre and firmly believes it should be taught more in schools. “We should be learning about this in every class, not just in an Oklahoma history class,” Boomer said. news.ed@ocolly.com

‘People want to know about Black Wall Street’ Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell shares his thoughts on the Tulsa Race Massacre

Ryan Novozinsky Editor-in-Chief As the state’s first ever director of tourism, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell has a good pulse on when people are coming to visit Oklahoma. From Pinnell’s perspective, there will be a boom of visitors to Oklahoma this summer because of one main reason: the 100-year anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. “The race massacre museum that’s going to be open this year, it will probably be the most talked about new museum in the country,” Pin-

nell said. Pinnell is referring to the new stateof-the-art history center in Tulsa called “Greenwood Rising,” which opens in the summer of 2021. The museum was built by the Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission. Pinnell said he’s looking forward to more people visiting the state to learn about and pay respects to the victims of the Race Massacre. “It’s a history that must be told, we must learn from it,” he said. One of the things Pinnell hopes people learn about is the rebuilding of some of the Blackowned businesses after the tragedy 100 years ago. See People on pg. 3

Kelly Kerr Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell believes the new Tulsa Race Massacre museum will be the most talked about museum in the country.

News People... Continued from pg. 2 “In regards to Greenwood, I love to see the Black entrepreneurship, Black-owned businesses being opened back up in that Greenwood district,” he said. “That’s a story that I think gets lost when we talk about that race massacre that happened down there. As far as the entrepreneurship that has been torn down and built back up again, there’s an amazing story there with Black entrepreneurship in the Greenwood district –– Black Wall Street.” In a state that’s dominated by Native American history and the oil and gas industry, Pinnell says that one topic gets asked about much more than those: Black Wall Street. “It’s still the most asked question of the Tulsa Historical Society, people want to know about Black Wall Street,” Pinnell said. news.ed@ocolly.com

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Encarnacion highlights Cowboys in Big 12 awards

Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor Christian Encarnacion’s award honors keep coming as he was named Big 12 Newcomer of the

Year, and unanimous First Team All-Big 12. Encarnacion played and started in all 49 of Oklahoma State’s games this season. Encarnacion finished the regular season batting .360 in his 203 at-bats. He led the team in hits, doubles (16) , triples (3), home runs (15) and RBIs (64). His 73 hits is the most on the team by 24 over the player with the second most, Max Hewitt, and ranks third in the Big 12. Encarnacion was one of 10 total Cowboys to earn All- Big 12 honors.

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Joining him on the first team list was Cowboy pitcher Justin Campbell. Brett Standlee earned All- Big 12 second team honors, and six other Cowboys were named honorable mentions Cade Cabbiness, Max Hewitt, Carson McCusker, Parker Scott, Jake Thompson and Caeden Trenkle. Freshman pitcher Trevor Martin earned a spot on the Big 12 AllFreshman team. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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Cowboys prepare for Bedlam in Big 12 Championship

Chris Becker Assistant Sports Editor Oklahoma State and Oklahoma will get one more shot at one another, but this time it means a little more. The Cowboys (32-161) and Sooners (27-26) will duke it out for the sixth time this season, this time at the Big 12 Tournament in Oklahoma City on Wednesday. The Cowboys and Sooners have had their share of battles

this season with the Cowboys winning three of the five meetings. The Cowboys are firmly planted in a regional spot, although they aren’t projected to be a host. The Sooners, however, will need to make a run in the Big 12 Tournament to play themselves into position for a regional selection. D1 Baseball projects the Cowboys as a No. 2 seed in the Fayetteville regional with top overall seed Arkansas. Baseball America projects the Cowboys in the Tucson regional, also as the 2-seed in the regional. The Sooners are projected as part of the first few teams out from both

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ETERNAL JUDGEMENT & FORGIVENESS! Eternal Judgment is one of the foundational teachings of the Christian faith. (Heb.6:2) The Bible tells us that man is appointed (destined) to die one time and after that to facejudgment . (Heb.9:27) This is not a popular subject. It is very sobering! God has declared it will happen one day, so we can be sure it will.

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There are various judgments that take place in our systems that bring punishment (jail time or penalties) for various crimes. After the time or penalty is fulfilled, then the individual is released. He can continue living a normal life. However, the judgment of God, that will surely come, is different in that there is no end to the judgment. It continues for all eternity. This should move all to an honest and humble evaluation of where they stand with God.

The Apostle Paul writes, at the second coming of Christ: “He will punish those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will be punished with everlasting destruction and shut out from the presence of the Lord and from the majesty of his power…” (2 Thess.1:8-9 NIV) Ps.32:3-5 makes clear the struggle one has with his guilt. Here is a man who will not be honest and humble himself before God. He is refusing to acknowledge his sin and need of forgiveness. Stubborn! Finally. he says: “I confessed my sins to God and stopped trying to hide my guilt... And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone!” The result is shown in verses Ps.32:1-2. The blessedness of a forgiven person! It counts for eternity! We all need to be honest and humble ourselves. Confess our sins, ask forgiveness, and God will clear our account. We will be free from judgment that separates us eternally from God!

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sports Round... Continued from pg. 5 Baseball America and D1 Baseball. The Cowboys have been dealing with injuries to their pitching staff with both Parker Scott and Brett Standlee missing extended time due to abdominal injuries and Justin Wrobleski out for the season after Tommy John surgery. Scott and Standlee both pitched one inning each in the Cowboys final regular season game against New Orleans, a good sign for coach Josh Holliday moving into the postseason. The Cowboys won the tournament in 2019, the last time it was played. This season is also the last season it will be in Oklahoma City, with next years being played in Arlington. The winner of the game will play at 7:30 on Thursday, and the loser will play Thursday afternoon at 12:30. sports.ed@ocolly.com

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