101-yr old Black Wallstreet Survivor Oliva Hooker Still Fighting for Justice & Reparations
Dr. Olivia Hooker is a 101-year-old lady survived the horrific racist attack on the African-American community in Tulsa, Oklahoma, one of the most devastating massacres in the history of U.S. race relations. Tulsa race riot took place on May 31, 1921, in Greenwood, where located one of the most successful and wealthiest black communities in the United States during the early 20th Century, that was popularly known as Americaās āBlack Wall Streetā.Ā
Its residents were among the best educated African Americans in the country who built Ā schools, hospitals, libraries, grocery stores, movie theaters, more than 600 businesses and other useful facilities.
However, all these were burned down by the group of white racists. They didnāt have mercy on anybody. They bombed the town and razed hospitals and schools.Ā
Dr. Hooker recalled that racists entered houses and broke or stole the familyās possessions and even destroyed the food on the stove.
This memory helped her in her fight for justice. During the Great Depression, Dr. Hooker earned a bachelorās degree in elementary education and became the first African-American woman to join the U.S. Coast Guard in 1945.
She received Masterās Degree and Ph.D. and co-founded the American Psychological Associationās Division of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.Ā
At 87, she retired in 2002. At 95, she volunteered with the Coast Guard Auxiliary in Yonkers, N.Y.
She received the APA Presidential Citation and the NYS Veteranās Hall of Fame award.
In 2015 Congress honored her, and the Coast Guard named a Staten Island dining facility and a training facility in Washington, D.C., after her. President Barack Obama also recognized her Coast Guard service and legacy at the academyās annual commencement that year.
Dr. Hooker devoted her life to educating younger generations to be tolerant of racial diversity and to prevent racial discrimination of Black people.
Black people inspire me every day.
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