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Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red
Summer Review: Bodies And
Stories Were Buried–Until Now
By Morgan Rojas for Cinemacy
Throughout history, the United States has
been the home of dozens of racially-fueled
massacres that were never brought to light.
One of the most egregious atrocities is the 1921
Tulsa, Oklahoma race massacre which saw an
entire community burned down by white mobs.
Over 300 black men, women, and children were
killed and dumped in unmarked mass graves,
their possessions stolen and dignity affected for
generations. In the documentary Rise Again:
Tulsa and the Red Summer, now streaming on
Hulu, documentarian Dawn Porter sheds light
on this horrific tragedy and challenges our
idea of what justice looks like today. Make
America great again? For a large majority of
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer, courtesy National Geographic Documentary Films.
minorities, America was never great before.
Dawn Porter is one of the most important
working filmmakers today. She has her finger
on the pulse of culturally significant stories
about strong figures who stand up for what
they believe in, even if it’s against the status
quo. Rise Again‘s message compliments
Porter’s previous work, including The Way I
See It and John Lewis: Good Trouble. She is
a natural storyteller who elicits empathy but
never weakness from her subjects. Her delicate
approach to such a heavy topic is a natural
skill. Despite the death and destruction that
permeates the narrative, Rise Again leaves us
with an activated sense of introspection about
how we can create a more just tomorrow.
For many people who lived through the 90s,
the term “race riot” might bring to mind the
horrific images of the Rodney King riots in
Los Angeles. However, race riots have been
around for decades, as documented in Rise
Again‘s stark black and white photographs. The
film centers around award-winning Washington
Post journalist and Oklahoma native DeNeen
Brown who, along with descendants of the
Tulsa Massacre victims and current Tulsa state
officials, speak to the reality of what happened
100 years ago and how it is still affecting the
black population today. It’s uncomfortable to
see just how dehumanizing the black community
was made to feel at the hands of white
people, but Dawn Porter educates viewers in
a way that doesn’t feel shameful or spiteful,
just hopeful for a better future for all.
The term “Red Summer” was coined because
the blood from black bodies flowed
through the streets nonstop. Innocent black
communities and individuals were targeted
by white men who unjustly feared their jobs
or lives were in danger, and were killed by
the hundreds. Yet, these events have been
historically left out of American history
books because of shame and guilt. Pretending
that these massacres never happened is
equally offensive as the acts themselves, and
that is why Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red
Summer is so important to American cultural
awareness. This film is an important piece
of history. •
Morgan Rojas
Your Neighborhood Therapist
Dear Neighborhood Therapist,
I have a twin sister and we’ve always been
best friends. We live near each other and
share everything in our lives. We are both
married and have children. A month ago at
a party my sister’s husband made a pass at
me when we were alone. I was shocked and
confused, and I made it clear how upset I
was. When we next spoke he said he had
been drunk, he apologized profusely, and said
it would never happen again. I don’t know
what to do. I’ve never kept a secret from
my sister before. I do believe that telling my
sister might lead to them getting divorced.
I haven’t told anyone and truly don’t know
what to do. What do you think?
– Agonizing, Santa Monica
Dear Agonzing,
I think it really stinks that this happened,
to put it mildly, and I’m very sorry to hear it.
It stinks that you need to do anything at all.
Sadly, life throws stuff at us and sometimes we
have to respond (in this case, doing nothing
is also a response). You seem more concerned
about your relationship with your sister than
you do with the incident’s immediate effects
on you, so I will address that part.
I suspect you may feel like you have
been forced into a situation where in order
to preserve your sister’s marriage you must
lie to her and cover up her husband’s act of
aggression.
But of course for that to be true, then it
also has to be true that because of something
your brother-in-law did, the possible continued
existence of a marriage that you are not a
part of is suddenly entirely in your hands.
Does that sound logical or reasonable to
you? I didn’t think so. It’s a tense moment
and it makes sense that you would feel a
huge weight on your shoulders, but if the
marriage ends, that’s not on you.
I cannot tell you what to do, but I am
confident you can reach a good sense of
how to proceed according to your own
values. My suggestion is to write down the
answers to the following questions. Writing
down the answers helps because the process
of writing will help you clarify your thinking,
and because it may be helpful to you
in future conversations to have a record of
your thought process.
First, you could have gone straight to your
sister about this and let the chips fall where
they may, but instead you chose to shoulder
this burden, at least for a period of time.
What is the thing that you are protecting
by holding this secret? What does the fact
that you have been able to hold this secret
up until now say about what matters to you?
Which relationship is more important to
you, and why: your relationship with your
sister, or your sister’s relationship with her
husband? What do you need to do to tend to
that relationship, and what are the potential
costs of doing so, and are those costs worth
it? (And sadly, there is always a cost.)
Next, what is the spectrum of possible
explanations (not excuses) for what happened?
Is the most generous view of your
brother-in-law’s behavior that perhaps it was
a horrible, out-of-character, one-time mistake
for which he feels genuine remorse? Good
people do bad things all the time. Was this
one of those times? On the other hand, was
this incident totally in keeping with what you
have seen and heard about him?
Finally, knowing everything that you know,
if someone you cared about found herself in
a situation where there was much uncertainty
and seemingly no good options, how would
you advise them to respond? Do that, and
sleep well knowing you did the best you could.
Please write to tom@tomandrecounseling.
com or text to 310.776.5299 with questions
about handling what is affecting your life,
your family, the community or the world.
Tom Andre is a Licensed Marriage & Family
Therapist (LMFT119254). The information
in this column is for educational purposes
only and nothing herein should be construed
as professional advice or the formation of a
therapeutic relationship. •
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