Tom Hanks tasks American educators, Hollywood to openly tackle teaching about racism

June 7, 2021

Last week marked the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, where a mob of angry white Oklahomans killed as many as 300 Black Tulsans and seized whatever property that was left after the two-day rampage.

Actor Tom Hanks joined the growing discussion and recently penned a passionate op-ed for The New York Times where he urged teachers to reconsider their history curriculums.

The Oscar winner expressed concern that history textbooks are “mostly written by white people about white people like me, while the history of Black people — including the horrors of Tulsa — was too often left out.”

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