Jan 6, 2025 Story by: Editor
In October, DOJ investigators visited Tulsa and assured members of Justice for Greenwood, along with other north Tulsans, that the report would be available by the end of 2024. However, as of January 1, 2025, the report has still not been released, leading to frustration among community members.
Heather Nash, a descendant of victims of the massacre, expressed her concerns, emphasizing the importance of the report for the Black community. “I think it’s important that they finish that report and get it back to us because the Black community is owed, we lost generational wealth, and white America has continued to have generational wealth because no one’s disrupted their wealth,” Nash stated.
Despite the DOJ’s previous assurance, Nash believes Greenwood is once again being overlooked. “I’m a little weary,” she admitted.
In October, DOJ investigators spoke with descendants and community members in Greenwood, including Nash. “They interviewed me because my grandmother actually told me her story,” Nash said. “They were super interested in it — what did she do? Did she explain what she? Did she say where the gunfire was coming from? So they were looking at the criminal aspect,” Nash explained.
Nash also recalled that the investigators were eager to ensure the truth was documented by the U.S. government. However, with the incoming Trump administration, she expressed urgency in releasing the report as soon as possible. “I think that the DOJ needs to hurry up and get it out because we don’t want it to get blocked or they remove those people from the DOJ and then we never get to finish it,” she said.
The DOJ has yet to respond to requests for comment regarding the delay. Justice for Greenwood remains hopeful that the report will be released before President-Elect Trump is sworn into office. Source: KTUL
