Beyond Apology Commission

The Beyond Apology Commission is a recommendation of the 2023 Beyond Apology Report which resulted from a community-led process by the same name.

The purpose of the Commission is to reconcile, restore, and unite Tulsa in a goal of shared prosperity for all Tulsans by advancing and restoring economic mobility, prosperity, and intergenerational wealth for the 1921 Race Massacre survivors, their descendants, and residents of North Tulsa, particularly those in the historic Greenwood District and surrounding neighborhoods.

Upcoming Meetings

All meetings will be held from 1-2 p.m. at City Hall, 175 E. 2nd St, in the 10th Floor North Conference Room.

• January 17, 2025
• February 21, 2025
• March 21, 2025
• April 17, 2025
• May 16, 2025
• June 20, 2025
• August 15, 2025
• September 19, 2025
• October 17, 2025
• November 21, 2025

Commission Members:

• Elder (60 Years and Older) - TheRese Anderson Aduni
• Youth - Taylor-Rae West
• 1921 Race Massacre Descendant - Jacqueline Evans
• North Tulsa Community Leader - Corinice Wilson
• Policy and Legislative Expert - Kristi Williams
• Housing Equity Expert - Greg Taylor
• Health Equity Expert - D'Marria Monday
• At Large - Phil Armstrong, Mattece Mason, Keith Mayes, and Damali Wison
• Mayor's Designee - Tim Newton
• City Councilor representing the historic Greenwood District designee- Greg Robinson

Duties of the commission will be to:

1. Review the City of Tulsa’s Equality Indicators Report, as updated annually, the Beyond Apology Report, and the 2001 Report by the Oklahoma Commission to Study the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921, as foundational documents informing the Commission’s work.
2. Engage in planning processes to annually set priorities and objectives for accomplishing the purpose of the commission by January of each year. An annual report on Commission activities, accomplishments, and recommendations shall be submitted to the Mayor by January 30^th of each year.
3. Engage experts and stakeholder groups in the work of the commission to further the aims of educating, uniting, and reconciling our community, providing regular updates on the work of the commission.
4. Engage in research, data collection, interviews and other information gathering activities to inform the work, including referencing existing documents related to historic Greenwood District and surrounding North Tulsa neighborhoods, such as sector plans, master plans, etc.
5. Create rules and regulations governing the conduct of its meetings.
6. Produce a recommendation and implementation plan for a housing equity program to advance the goal of creating intergenerational wealth among Race Massacre survivors, their descendants, and residents of North Tulsa by November 30, 2024.

Read the 2023 Beyond Apology Report