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100 years ago today, the deadliest racial massacre in U.S. history began in the thriving Greenwood African American community of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

In May of 1921, the imprisonment of Dick Rowland, a black man falsely accused of assaulting a white woman, sparked the Tulsa massacre. A lynch mob gathered to hang Rowland and black Tulsans hurried to the courthouse to protect him. From May 31 to June 1, white mobs ransacked, razed, and burned over 1,000 homes, businesses, and churches in Greenwood, and murdered scores of African Americans.

“For fully forty eight hours, the fires raged and burned everything in its path and it left nothing but ashes and burned safes and trunks and the like where once stood beautiful homes and business houses. And so proud, rick, black Tulsa was destroyed by fire—that is its buildings and property; but its spirit was neither killed nor daunted.”- B. C. Franklin

Dozens of black-owned businesses were rebuilt in Greenwood within a year of the massacre, and hundreds more followed over the next three decades. This rapid rebuilding illustrates the energy and resiliency of the community. But the massacre’s repercussions—and questions of race, memory, and repair—continue to resonate in Tulsa and across the nation. #Tulsa100

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District 43 Toastmasters

Congratulations to our District Director, Toni Gilcrest-Brittenum for being featured in Toastmaster Magazine! She has led the District to #1 in the region and President's Distinguished! Here's the excerpt:

Antoinette Brittenum, DTM, of Blue Nile Toastmasters in Memphis, Tennessee, says she used her “High Performance Leadership” project—a Level 5 elective—to benefit her district. The aim was to boost member participation and training in an effort to receive Smedley Distinguished status, a new level of Distinguished recognition implemented last year. As for learning from her leadership decisions, Brittenum says she found value in multiple lessons learned during meetings.

“After each club, area and division event, an evaluation meeting was held to identify challenges, barriers and concerns that hindered our goals.”

She says the Dynamic Leadership path, with its required projects and many electives, has helped her to more patiently and actively listen to her team and family members, strategically plan ahead and communicate her thoughts with clarity.

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[07/15/16]   Du Bois Presents: INFOSNAP Online Registration for Returning and New Students: July 25, 2016-August 1, 2016 Daily Enrollment For Your Convenience @ 830-7942

Parent Orientation:
Arts & Technology Schools - Grades K-12
Thursday, July 21, 2016 @ 6:00 pm, 817 Brownlee Rd.-Arts & Technology Schools

[07/15/16]   From Mrs. Ruby Payne: I would like for you all to know that Mr. Stevie Moore has been nominated and selected to receive "The Ophelia Watson Flowers Outstanding Program of the Month Award" - BURE-Businesses United to Recognize Educators. We are pleased to honor Mr. Moore for his continuous support of the youth of our city and their rights to safety and a full menu of educational services. We will honor Mr. Moore at the Downtown Econo Lodge on Tuesday, July 19th @ 5:00 pm.-22 North Third Street.

[07/08/16]   Parents, please join the Du Bois Parent Advisory Board and Arts & Technology Elementary Parents in a "Meet & Greet Reception" for the new principal. We look forward to welcoming Mrs. Angela Holloway to our Du Bois Family. Pass the following information on to all Du Bois parents and staff:
What: A "Meet & Greet Reception" in honor of Prinicipal Angela Holloway
When: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 @ 4:30 p.m.
Where: Arts & Technology School Auditorium, 817 Brownlee Rd.

We look forward to having a friendly chat with the new principal; all parents and staff members are invited.

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