Before writing his book “The Victory of Greenwood,” Carlos Moreno wasn’t sure he was the right person for the task. “I didn’t grow up in Tulsa. I’m not Black — I’m Mexican on both sides of my family,” said Moreno, who hails from Santa Clara, California. “So I really struggled … Read More

Welcome to Tulsa Talks presented by Tulsa Regional Chamber. I’m your host Tim Landes. We are about one month out from the centennial of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. It was one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism in US history, and we’re still learning about it a century … Read More

Rev. Marlin Lavanhar and Rev. Gerald Davis chat with All Souls member, Carlos Moreno, about his upcoming book The Victory of Greenwood, published by Jenkin Lloyd Jones Press. The story of All Souls Unitarian Church is the story of a Church of the Free Spirit, founded on the principles of … Read More

“Greenwood was a real community in the old-fashioned way,” Randle says. “Everything you needed was within walking distance. The area embraced its diversity. Even though there were rich and poor, everyone went to the same schools, churches, parks, pools and rode the same public transit. It was a place with … Read More

The Victory of Greenwood, a new book by Carlos Moreno, invites readers to learn more about the full history of the Greenwood community, aka “Black Wall Street,” through the lives of some of its most prominent figures such as, John & Loula Williams, B.C. Franklin, and Rev. Ben H. Hill. … Read More