"Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific, so grievous, they cannot be buried, no matter how hard people try," Biden said. Biden's commemoration of the deaths of hundreds of Black people killed by a white mob a century ago came amid the current national reckoning on racial justice. "Just because history is silent, it does not mean that it did not take place," Biden said. The events on Tuesday stood in stark contrast to then-President Donald Trump's trip to Tulsa last June, which was greeted by protests. Outside, Latasha Sanders, 33, of Tulsa, brought her five children and a nephew in hopes of spotting Biden.

Source: Manila Times June 02, 2021 16:33 UTC