by Hannibal B. Johnson | May 11, 2009 | Article
Early in the twentieth century, the black community in Tulsa—the “Greenwood District” or simply “Greenwood”—became a nationally renowned entrepreneurial center. Legendary African-American statesman and educator, Booker T. Washington, dubbed Greenwood Avenue, the nerve...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Apr 15, 2009 | Article
As if shackles never fastened. As if lashes never pierced. As if slip knots never hanged. As if fire never charred. As if bullets never silenced. As if separate were equal. As if Jim never crowed. As if we moved with all deliberate speed. As if our rights came...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Apr 13, 2009 | Article
Black Wall Street by Hannibal B Johnson Greenwood Avenue, a.k.a. Black Wall Street, In the Oil Capital of the World. Entrepreneurs and innovators, Black men; black women. Bold. Visionary. Of national renown. Doctors and lawyers, Musicians and morticians, Theaters,...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Dec 31, 2006 | Article
©2006 Hannibal B. Johnson Well known syndicated columnist and author, Richard Reeves, recently said this about diversity: “The big question [of our times] is diversity, the question of how very different people co-exist with each other as they come together in...
by Hannibal B. Johnson | Dec 31, 2004 | Article
©2004 Hannibal B. Johnson My book, Acres of Aspiration, recently referenced in the New York Times, explores the roots of the all-Black towns, their formation, success/failure, and prospects for the future. Take the time to learn your history. Prominently in Kansas,...
