Ajamu Kojo Black Wall Street A Case for Reparations
Jenkins Johnson Projects
[Image: Ajamu Kojo "Black Blood, No. 1: In the spirit of John, Loula & Joanna Williams family, Entrepreneurs" (2017) mischtechnik on linen, 72 x 96 in.]
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Jenkins Johnson Projects presents New York-based artist and filmmalker Ajamu Kojo’s Black Wall Street: A Case for Reparations. Kojo’s ongoing series Black Wall Street: A Case for Reparations takes the story of the 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma Massacre and the havoc it wrought on the Black community in the Greenwood District, known as Black Wall Street, as its centerpiece. Kojo presents a spiritually uplifting dedication to the people who called Greenwood their home over a century ago.
The Tulsa Massacre is often cited as the single most violent race-related incident in United States history. For nearly a century, the history of the incident wherein over 800 people in the community were killed or injured by a mob of white supremacists has been obscured. In 2016, the artist stumbled upon a video of Dr. Olivia Hooker, the last surviving resident of the Greenwood community setting him on a quest to uncover & reimagine the story of Black Wall Street.
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from February 08, 2020 to February 22, 2020
Opening Reception on 2020-02-08 from 18:00 to 20:00