National Society of Black Engineers

NSBE SAN DIEGO CHAPTER BOOKENDS BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH NETWORKING AND COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS

By Elijah McKee

February 27, 2022 (Logan Heights) — The Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma was once a hub of Black-owned businesses that saw such prosperity that it became known as Black Wall Street — that is, until it was destroyed by white rioters during the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. 


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