Beyond Apology Commission
Mayor G.T. Bynum signed an executive order creating the Beyond Apology Commission. The Commission was a key 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 at City Hall, 175 E. 2nd St, in the 10th Floor North Conference Room
October 18 | 1-2:30 p.m.
November 1 | 1-2:30 p.m.
November 8 | 1-2:30 p.m.
November 15 | 1-3 p.m.
November 16 | 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
November 22 | 1-3 p.m.
Commission Members:
- Elder (60 Years and Older) - TheRese Anderson Aduni
- Youth - vacant
- 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:
- 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.
- 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 30th of each year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Create rules and regulations governing the conduct of its meetings.
- 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.