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visitors from around the world now have the chance to learn from the past, reflect on the pres ent and engage in reconciliation and healing for a better tomorrow. It provides a visually captivating, emotionally engaging experience that allows visitors to share in the Black Wall Street saga. Greenwood Rising also serves as the corner stone for the Tulsa Race Massacre educational curriculum to be imple mented by the Oklahoma State Department of Education as a core component of social studies for all students in Oklahoma. Greenwood Rising was the main project of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission, with a total budget of $18.6 million and an additional $4 million for programming and operations. Its success is measured by its ability to: create an unflinchingly honest understanding and knowl edge of our shared past, offer education and insight that will transcend divisions throughout Oklahoma and beyond, create an environment that promotes heri tage tourism and catalyze citizens to be the change they want to see in the community. The mission of Greenwood Rising is to educate people about Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District and America’s hard racial history to inspire them toward social justice and racial reconcil iation at home and beyond. The vision is that Greenwood Rising will be an iconic destination within the Greenwood District ecosys tem that evokes thought and cat alyzes change around America’s hard racial history. Grounded in truth-telling, Greenwood Rising will be a platform for an inclusive, intergenerational, intercultural exchange of historical racial nar ratives, with personal responsi bility, justice and healing in mind. Greenwood Rising’s purpose is to:

provided more than 10,000 families with free school supplies, health screenings and haircuts so kids can be equipped to start the school year. He also founded the “Know Your Rights” forum that educates Oklahomans on legal matters and obtains feedback on important issues facing the community. Furthermore, Rep. Lowe founded the Triple E Youth Initiative, a program that provides funds to various local youth depart ments, including at least $500 given to local churches monthly to empower, encourage and edu cate teens and future leaders of tomorrow. Most recently, Rep. Lowe has successfully secured four consec utive not guilty verdicts for wrongly accused defendants. His success in such trials has allowed him to become a resource for local news stations, including KFOR Channel 4, KOCO Channel 5 and Oklahoma City Fox 25, concern ing officer-involved shootings and various legal issues. Organizations

the Tulsa Association of Black Journalists Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Journalism and the recipient of the OSU Paul and Louise Miller Endowment from the School of Journalism and Broadcasting. He has also received numerous awards for his editorial writing. Mr. Goodwin, 82, and his late wife of 50 years, Vivian Palm (née), have five children (one deceased), seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He is a member of the Cathedral of the Holy Family. Jason Lowe Jason Lowe political science at Virginia State University and continued his edu cation at the OCU School of Law. Rep. Lowe is the founding member of The Lowe Law Firm, established in 2009 and with offices located in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. He also serves as an Oklahoma state representative for House District 97, chairman of the Oklahoma Legislative Black Caucus and is the first African American attorney from District 97 to be appointed to the House Judiciary Committee. In recognition of his dedication to the community, Mr. Lowe is the recipient of the prestigious John Green Community Service Award presented by the Oklahoma City Association of Black Lawyers and the Outstanding Service to the Public Award presented by the OBA. Every year Rep. Lowe hosts a Family Fun Day, a nonprofit charity that, over the last eight years, has is a criminal defense attor ney prac ticing law in Oklahoma. He received his bache lor’s degree in

Greenwood Rising

Greenwood Rising improves race relations in Tulsa through compelling exhibits, engaging programs and interactive recon ciliation initiatives. Greenwood Rising is an 11,000-square-foot immersive, educational experi ence that tells the full story of Tulsa’s racial history, with the goal to educate in a way that creates intimacy, builds relationships and develops trust. Tulsans and

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