Tulsa massacre remembered 100 years on as calls grow for reparations

NBC News is looking to improve our email offerings and we invite you to take this survey. We value your feedback and appreciate your input! Click here MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021 Good morning, NBC News readers.     We report from Tulsa 100 years on from the race massacre, plus the latest on efforts to block a restrictive voting bill in Texas, and what could be the end of an era in Israel.   Here's the latest on that and everything else we're watching this Memorial Day morning. Tulsa residents mark 100 years since massacre by demanding reparations for Black Wall Street The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre is a somber one. Hundreds died and thousands were made homeless when a white mob descended on Tulsa's Black Greenwood neighborhood. Many successful businesses, on what was known as Black Wall Street, were destroyed.   But many in the area today say they are determined to celebrate the culture and community that Black Tulsans built — while using this moment to demand reparations for all that has been taken from them.   President Joe Biden will visit Tuesday, the official centennial, as a debate still continues over what the survivors and their descendants should receive to acknowledge the effects of the event.   NBC News has spoken to locals to gauge their views on what should be done.   Also today, we speak to Viola Fletcher who at the remarkable age of 107 still remembers the Tulsa massacre.   "People running and screaming. And noise from the air like an airplane. And — just so many things was disturbing, you know. And fires burning, and smelling smoke," she tells reporter Deon J. Hampton.  Monday's top stories Texas Democrats stage walkout over restrictive voting bill, killing it for now By Liz Johnstone, Gary Grumbach and The Associated Press | Read more Texas Democrats on Sunday night used every parliamentary tool at their disposal to effectively kill a bill that would add new restrictions to elections in the state, ultimately staging a walkout to prevent a vote from being held before a midnight deadline.   Opposition parties unite in Israel in bid to unseat Netanyahu as prime minister By Paul Goldman and Yuliya Talmazan | Read more  Two of Israel's main opposition parties said they would work together to form a coalition government on Sunday, in a move that could see Benjamin Netanyahu unseated as prime minister for the first time in 12 years. China to allow couples to have up to three children to cope with aging society By Rhea Mogul | Read more China will allow couples to have up to three children amid worries that the number of working-age people in the world's most populous country is falling too fast, state media reported.  OPINION The Covid vaccine means a return to work. And a wave of resignations. By Anthony Klotz | Read more The return to workplaces will be complicated by indications that the shift will be accompanied by a wave of resignations, writes Anthony Klotz, associate professor of management at Texas A&M University. As Covid risk dwindles in Europe, police warn of renewed terrorist threats By Patrick Smith | Read more  As entertainment venues begin to fill up, law enforcement officials are warning of rising domestic terrorism fueled by an increase in far-right ideology and conspiracy theories that have flourished during the pandemic, or violent Islamist ideology. BETTER 7 reasons you may want to see a nutritionist By Keri Glassman, R.D. | Read more  How do you know when to seek professional help to improve your life in some way? And, what kind of health professional is right for you and your situation? Want to receive the Morning Rundown in your inbox? Sign up here. Also in the news ... For Democrats, GOP filibuster of Jan. 6 commission tests 'limits of bipartisanship' Naomi Osaka fined $15K by tennis officials for refusing media for sake of mental health When should you get your dog ready for a 'return to normal'? Yesterday. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 Cuban migrants missing off Florida  Have American tourists been missed? 'You have no idea,' say European hotel owners Celtics' fan throws water bottle at Kyrie Irving after game, is detained SHOPPING Traditional Chinese medicine doctors weigh in on gua sha stones and explain everything from best practices to best products. One fun thing Heroes are fine, but villains are more fun.   That's especially true in Disney's latest prequel, which tells the origin story of Cruella de Vil from "101 Dalmatians."    You can only show so much evil in a movie designed for children — but it's a challenge the writers overcome, says critic Ani Bundel in a review on nbcnews.com.   "...The film's cattiness means it accidentally stumbles into being more delightful than it has any right to be," she writes.   Read the full thing here. Thanks for reading the Morning Rundown.    If you have any comments — likes, dislikes — send me an email at: patrick.smith@nbcuni.com.  If you're a fan, please forward it to your family and friends. They can sign-up here.    Thanks, Patrick Smith Download the NBC News App Follow NBC News Privacy | Unsubscribe | More NBC Newsletters | Contact View in browser