* President Biden slammed efforts to 'erase' the Tulsa Race Massacre from history
* 'My fellow Americans, this was not a riot. This was a massacre,' Biden said
* 'I come here to help fill the silence. Because in silence, wounds deepen. As painful as it is, only in remembrance do wounds heal,' he said
* Biden also dodged questions about whether there should be a presidential apology for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
* Biden didn't respond to shouted questions as he toured the Greenwood Cultural Center, examining an exhibit on the massacre
* Then he went to meet with three living survivors of the event
* The White House declined to say if Biden supported reparations for victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre
* Star-studded memorial scheduled for Monday was canceled over issue
* Karine Jean-Pierre didn't answer when asked Biden's thoughts on payments to survivors but reiterated his support for a study on reparations
* Memorial featuring Stacey Abrams and John Legend was called off
* Three remaining survivors of massacre demanded $1 million each to appear
* In Tulsa, Biden to speak on building black wealth and narrowing income gap
* He will mark 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre
* He is first president to mark the Tulsa Race Massacre and will meet survivors
President Joe Biden on Tuesday slammed efforts to 'erase' the Tulsa Race Massacre from history and, in a passionate speech, made a plea for racial income equality and improved voting rights.
Biden was in Tulsa to mark the 100th anniversary of the Black Wall Street Massacre, when white rioters killed African Americans and looted businesses in the prosperous black neighborhood of Greenwood in 1921.
'My fellow Americans, this was not a riot. This was a massacre,' Biden said after meeting with the three living survivors of that event.
'Among the worst in our history but not the only one. And, for too long, forgotten by our history.'
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WNU Editor: It is quite remarkable that he is the first President to mark the Tulsa Race Massacre. As for his speech, his supporters (if social media is any indication), are all saying that his speech today was a "home-round".
I am not too sure about that.
He lost me when he said "According to the intelligence community, terrorism from white supremacy is the most lethal threat to the homeland today." (link here).
And then I said to myself .... did he just say that .... "...young black entrepreneurs are just as capable of succeeding given the chance as white entrepreneurs are, but they don't have lawyers, they don't have accountants..." (link here).
And what is this about saying that private planes bombed the black residents of Tulsa, the first only aerial bombardment of an American city in its history (15:05 mark in the above video). I guess his speechwriters forgot about 9/11.
There were a lot of incoherent moments in his speech. A lot of lecturing and yelling. A lot of politics. There were times in his speech that made me wonder if he was purposely trying to raise racial tensions and hatred.
There was definitely no commitment to find common ground or healing in today's remembrance.
He is clearly not up to making public speeches, especially at important moments like this one. And his cognitive capabilities are clearly getting worse.
But according to the press and his supporters .... his speech was a home-run.
