Damario Solomon-Simmons

Biography

Damario Solomon-Simmons, Esq., M.Ed., is a National civil rights attorney, Founder and Chief Legal Counsel of Justice for Greenwood, Managing Partner of SolomonSimmonsLaw, and Author of Redeem a Nation (Storehouse Voices/Penguin Random House, 2026). Raised in Tulsa's Greenwood, he has represented the last living survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, won the 2025 ruling restoring citizenship to 100,000+ Black Creek Freedmen, architected Tulsa's $105M Road to Repair, and prompted the DOJ's first investigation of the massacre. He co-executive produced Greenwood Is Still Burning and has been featured on CNN, The View, and GMA.

Sessions

1. Greenwood and the Future of Black Wealth

   Thu, Nov 5, 2:50 PM – 3:15 PM CT

   Track Wealth

   Drawing on his experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and national civil rights attorney, Greenwood historian and Redeem a Nation author Damario Solomon-Simmons explores lessons from his community, known as "Black Wall Street," on building wealth, protecting ownership, and funding the future through repair.

2. What Do We Owe Each Other? Reparations, Ownership, and Legacy

   Thu, Nov 5, 3:25 PM – 4:00 PM CT

   Track Global

   Ashley D. Farmer, Arian Simone, and Damario Solomon-Simmons explore how history shapes opportunity, who gets to build and inherit wealth, and what responsibility we bear to repair past harms.