@BegoniaArizonaSep 13, 2024
109 year old #LessieBenningfieldRandle and 110 year old #ViolaFletcher
#SayTheirNames
The white supremacist (sic) government of the state of oklahoma has still not finished brutalizing these women
https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-lawsuit-racial-injustice-rehearing-e47ae4d251dd55e431ad01652f8c8464?utm_source=RecoReel&utm_medium=articlePage&utm_id=Taboola
Oklahoma Supreme Court denies request to reconsider Tulsa Race Massacre lawsuit dismissal

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has rejected a request to reconsider its ruling to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the two known living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The court on Tuesday turned away the request by 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle to rehear its June ruling that upheld a district court judge's decision to dismiss the case in Tulsa. An attorney for the two was not immediately available for comment. Previously the attorney had asked the U.S. Department of Justice to open an investigation into the massacre that was one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history.

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joe•iuculano Jul 3, 2024

Via the #AssociatedPress

Attorneys 4 the last 2 remaining survivors of 1921 #TulsaRaceMassacre, #ViolaFletcher, 110, & #LessieBenningfieldRandle, 109, asked #OklahomaSupremeCourt on Tue 2 reconsider case they dismissed last mnth & called on the #Biden admin 2 help the 2 #women seek #justice

In 1 of single worst acts of violence against #Black people in US #history, as many as 300 Black people were killed; more than 1,200 homes, businesses, schools & churches, destroyed

https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-massacre-reparations-lawsuit-racial-injustice-cb616bdc1f57c269b3cec63baecf0008

Last known survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre challenge Oklahoma high court decision

The last two remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre are asking the Oklahoma Supreme Court to reconsider the case they dismissed last month. Attorney Damario Solomon Simmons on Tuesday also called on the Biden administration to help 110-year-old Viola Fletcher and 109-year-old Lessie Benningfield Randle seek justice. The two women are the last known survivors of one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. In an 8-1 vote, Oklahoma's Supreme Court upheld a decision made by a district court judge in Tulsa to dismiss the case.

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