Tulsa Race Massacre survivors lawsuit seeking reparations dismissed by Oklahoma court

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the government would make amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history. The nine-member court upheld the decision made by a district court judge in Tulsa last year, ruling that the plaintiff’s grievances about the destruction of the Greenwood district, although legitimate, did not fall within the scope of the state’s public nuisance statute. Advertisement Related:‘Blessing to live this long’: Tulsa Race Massacre survivor celebrates 110th birthday Advertisement “Plaintiffs do not point to any physical injury to property in Greenwood rendering it uninhabitable that could be resolved by way of injunction or other civil remedy,” the court wrote in its decision. “Today we hold that relief is not possible under any set of facts that could be established consistent with plaintiff’s allegations.” Breaking News Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. Messages left Wednesday with the survivors’ attorney, Damario Solomon-Simmons, were not immediately returned. The city said in a statement that it “respects the court’s decision and...