Biden puts national spotlight on 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre

President Joe Biden is visiting Oklahoma on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and will meet with survivors of "Black Wall Street."

President Joe Biden is traveling to Oklahoma to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, putting the national spotlight on one of the worst acts of racial violence in America that was largely whitewashed and omitted from history books. The president will meet with survivors of the domestic terror attack during his visit to Tulsa on Tuesday, as well as deliver remarks and tour the Greenwood Cultural Center. There, Biden will announce new policies to combat the racial wealth gap and reinvest federal funds in communities. In his remarks, Biden is slated to announce that the federal government will boost contracting with "small, disadvantaged businesses" by 50%, which would translate to an additional $100 billion over five years, according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters on a call Monday night. To address racial discrimination in the housing market, Biden is poised to announce an interagency effort to address inequity in housing appraisals. He will also highlight proposals from his infrastructure-focused American Jobs Plan, including a $10 billion community revitalization fund for civic infrastructure projects that officials said would help places like Greenwood.