In an emotional celebration marked by cheers, applause, and tears of joy, Tulsa made history Tuesday night, electing Monroe Nichols as its first Black mayor. Standing beneath a shower of confetti at the Greenwood Cultural Center—a poignant landmark in a city once scarred by the 1921 race massacre that decimated the prosperous

In a district demolished a century ago in the Tulsa Race Massacre and rebuilt from the rubble, state Rep. Monroe Nichols declared victory as the first Black Tulsan elected as the city’s mayor.

Monroe will also be Tulsa's first Black mayor. He gave his acceptance speech in front of images of Black Wall Street in the days before the Tulsa Race Massacre.