{"product_id":"tulsa-speaks-a-city-council-reparations-and-race-in-america-today-hardcover","title":"Tulsa Speaks: A City Council, Reparations, and Race in America Today - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristal Brent Zook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2021, the international media descended upon Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the centennial commemoration of the May 31-June 1, 1921, massacre in which a white mob killed more than three hundred African American residents, burned homes and businesses, and decimated a thriving town once referred to as \"Black Wall Street.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTulsa Speaks\u003c\/i\u003e is about the ongoing work of the Tulsa City Council, both before the Centennial and afterward, when the cameras were no longer trained on the city. It dives deep into the interpersonal dynamics among the nine councilors, exploring the continuing fight for reparations and racial justice and the long-running efforts of councilor, Vanessa Hall-Harper of District 1, to bring repair to Greenwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTulsa, like many municipal bodies across the country, serves as a hopeful sign of what we might become, as Americans and as a microcosm of race relations in America today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKRISTAL BRENT ZOOK\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and professor of journalism at Hofstra University in Long Island, New York, and author of four previous books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Yellow Poncho\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a former contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eESSENCE \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, and her work on race, women, culture, and social justice has appeared in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Life\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, among other outlets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 166\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54126657503565,"sku":"9781978848320","price":40.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/mdPa7RT9pc9781978848320.webp?v=1781722247","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/tulsa-speaks-a-city-council-reparations-and-race-in-america-today-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}