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The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre Of 1921

The Nation Must Awake: My Witness to the Tulsa Race Massacre Of 1921

My great-grandmother, Mary Jones Parrish, chronicled the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. In 2021, I contributed to the 100th anniversary republication.

2021

Anneliese M. Bruner (Afterword by), et al.

Anneliese M. Bruner (Afterword by), Mary E. Jones Parrish

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Jul 5, 2025

My Dog Hated the Fourth of July

I can’t blame him

My Dog Hated the Fourth of July

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Age of Empathy

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Jul 5, 2025

Failure to Bloom

A daughter’s undeclared war with her father

Failure to Bloom

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Cultured

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Jun 20, 2025

Ananda Lewis Left Us Way Too Soon

What lessons can her health decisions teach us?

Ananda Lewis Left Us Way Too Soon

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Apr 18, 2025

We Helped the DOJ Investigate the Tulsa Race Massacre

Lisa Fanning, Victor Luckerson, Anneliese Bruner, and Leslie Fields-Cruz, Photo credit: Aleta Williams.

We Helped the DOJ Investigate the Tulsa Race Massacre

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Mar 1, 2025

Frenetic Fast: Navigating Casablanca during Ramadan as a non-Muslim

This first day of Ramadan, I share the experience of spending time during the Holy Month in Morocco — as a non-Muslim.

Frenetic Fast: Navigating Casablanca during Ramadan as a non-Muslim

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An Injustice!

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4d ago

“Mississippi Goddam”

So Nina Simone sang, and it still is news

“Mississippi Goddam”

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Age of Empathy

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Jun 6

Mobbing is Social Violence

A casual declaration sparks memories of abuse

Mobbing is Social Violence

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Cultured

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May 13

America Punishes Black People for Curtailing Her Worst Impulses

Memphis reminds us that no good deed goes unpunished

America Punishes Black People for Curtailing Her Worst Impulses

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Apr 13

Receipts Requirement Derails Retirement-Themed Essay

A retirement story I pitched to a major online platform played up my newfound creative freedom. They asked for something less fanciful.

Receipts Requirement Derails Retirement-Themed Essay

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Aug 31, 2025

Too Few Lipedema/Lymphedema Treatment Options?

Two novel treatments may improve symptoms

Too Few Lipedema/Lymphedema Treatment Options?

Anneliese M. Bruner

Anneliese M. Bruner

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Essayist, author, screenwriter & Tulsa Descendant championing the first historian of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, my great grandmother Mary Jones Parrish.

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