Remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre, May 31, 1921

By Sam Jack, sjack@newtonplks.org Monday, May 31, 2021, will mark the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Mobs of White residents attacked and razed the Greenwood District of Tulsa, also known as “Black Wall Street,” killing and injuring hundreds of Black residents, and destroying a thriving community overnight. This happened just a three hour…
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Browsing is back at Newton Public Library!

No more yellow caution tape: As of Monday, May 3, Newton Public Library patrons are welcome to stroll the shelves; browse the books, DVDs, and other items; and bring their selections to the desk for checkout. In other words, the library just took a big step toward the pre-pandemic version of “normal.” “Throughout the pandemic,…
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