Civil rights attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons says he learned about the Tulsa Race Massacre while in college and now argues that providing reparations is necessary for the United States to address the harm done to Black residents. The discussion centers on reparations as a way to acknowledge historical injustice and move toward accountability. Sources note Solomon-Simmons’s personal connection to the subject through his education, which shaped his later work on civil-rights issues. The coverage presents his position that reparations should be treated as a meaningful policy response rather than a symbolic gesture. While the articles do not provide detailed figures or a specific reparations plan, they consistently frame Solomon-Simmons’s comments around the broader goal of confronting the legacy of the 1921 massacre and supporting justice for survivors and their descendants. The reporting reflects agreement that the Tulsa Race Massacre remains a defining case of racial violence in U.S. history and that reparations are part of the effort to address that legacy.