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Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Officially Granted Ghanaian Citizenship

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Senior National CorrespondentMarch 30, 2023

Viola Fletcher and her brother Hughes Van Ellis’s acquisition of Ghanaian citizenship is a significant milestone in their long and remarkable lives. As survivors of one of the worst race massacres in American history, their journey to Ghana represents a symbolic homecoming and a powerful reminder of the resilience and perseverance of the African spirit.

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Falsely Accused Brothers Awarded $75M After 30 Years in Prison

Lauren Victoria Burke. NNPA Newswire ContributorJune 17, 2021

“The first jury to hear all of the evidence — including the wrongly suppressed evidence — found Henry McCollum and Leon Brown to be innocent, found them to have been demonstrably and excruciatingly wronged, and has done what the law can do to make it right at this late date,” North Carolina attorney Elliot Abrams said after the trial ended.