History Hangs Heavily Over Tulsa’s Lone Black Councilwoman

To engage with Vanessa Hall-Harper is to grapple with the tragic history of race relations in Tulsa. Reckoning is the only option when sitting down with the 46-year-old, who, within minutes, is digging into what was — and what could have been. They called the city councilor’s North Tulsa district “Black Wall Street” in the […]