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[OPINION] Recently, I found myself attending what many in the South would call a megachurch, flashing lights, big screen...
09/18/2026

[OPINION] Recently, I found myself attending what many in the South would call a megachurch, flashing lights, big screens, packed pews. What I found missing was the humility I grew up with in the Episcopal Church in Richmond, VA.

That led me to a question I couldn't shake: is faith tied to convenience? Proximity, accessibility, the message, the pastor, how much of what we call belief is really just what's easy to reach?

Swipe through for the full reflection. ✍️ by Noah Washington

09/17/2026

Today Ga Gubernatorial candidate Keisha for Georgia - The Account! responded to if the current President Donald J. Trump insitaged war is a distraction ahead of the midterm elections. 🎥by Donnell Suggs .

09/16/2026

“He had his hands in the air, and he wasn’t safe.”

On the red carpet at the Terence Crutcher Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Memorial Gala, the Rev. Joey Crutcher recalled the moment that forever changed his family’s life.

On Sept. 16, 2016, Rev. Crutcher was waiting for his son at Antioch Baptist Church. Terence had begun a music appreciation class at Tulsa Community College and was supposed to meet him afterward.

Instead, Rev. Crutcher received the devastating news that Terence had been shot and killed by a Tulsa police officer.

Rev. Crutcher had taught his son—and generations of young Black boys—to raise their hands during encounters with police so officers could see they were unarmed.

“He had his hands in the air because that’s what I used to teach the young boys about interacting with the police,” he told The Black Wall Street Times. “Let them see your hands, and you’ll be safe. He had his hands in the air, and he wasn’t safe.”

Ten years later, the Crutcher family continues to carry an unimaginable loss while ensuring Terence’s life is remembered through advocacy, service and investment in North Tulsa.

“Ten years later, we have kept Terence’s name alive,” Rev. Crutcher said.

We remember Terence Crutcher—not simply for how his life was taken, but for the father, son, brother, student and beloved member of the community he was.

09/16/2026

Former Oklahoma state legislator Jabar Shumate remembers the protests that brought Tulsa’s community into the streets following Terence Crutcher’s death—including the demonstration that shut down a highway to demand justice.

“We’re still fighting, but seeing a community come together like that was amazing,” Shumate told The Black Wall Street Times during his red-carpet interview at the Terence Crutcher Foundation’s 10-Year Memorial Gala in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A decade later, Shumate sees the Foundation’s growth as the result of intentional work by Dr. Tiffany Crutcher and her team to transform an unimaginable tragedy into meaningful action.

“Terence always said that God would get the glory, and tonight is proof He’s got the glory,” Shumate said.

His message to the Foundation as it enters its next decade: “Keep the good faith and the good fight. God is on your side.”

09/16/2026

Alaina Beverly, inaugural executive director of the Greenwood Trust, praised Tiffany Crutcher Crutcher for building a movement that addresses the many dimensions of community healing—from criminal justice reform and violence prevention to wellness, workforce development, education, arts and culture.

“Dr. Crutcher took tragedy and became a torchbearer for justice and a torchbearer for community health and wellness,” Beverly told The Black Wall Street Times during her red-carpet interview at the Terence Crutcher Foundation’s 10-Year Memorial Gala in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Beverly also highlighted Greenwood North, the Foundation’s growing investment in a permanent space where North Tulsa residents can gather, learn, create and access new opportunities.

“Not every community has that,” Beverly said. “Your name is gold because your authenticity and your fight for justice and your fight for the descendants is immeasurable. We are just grateful for you. Keep doing the work. Keep fighting. We have your back.”

09/16/2026

For seven of its first 10 years, Ralikh Hayes helped the Terence Crutcher Foundation grow from a powerful idea into a permanent force in Tulsa.

During his red-carpet interview with The Black Wall Street Times, the Legal Defense Fund senior community organizer reflected on the Foundation’s growth, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher’s determination and what it means to help build an organization that no longer needs you—but still wants you beside it.

“TCF went from an idea in Dr. Crutcher’s mind to an institution in the Tulsa landscape,” Hayes said. “I don’t think there’s a better way to celebrate 10 years of her honor and her brother’s memory than to celebrate and talk about all the accomplishments they made in the last 10 years.”

For Hayes, the Foundation’s building stands as physical proof of its staying power in a time when many organizations have struggled to survive.

“To Dr. Crutcher, to the TCF staff, I love you guys. I deeply appreciate you, and I’m so proud of you. And I look forward to being here again in 10 years.”

09/16/2026

JS Nelson, president and director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund and keynote speaker for the Terence Crutcher Foundation’s 10-Year Memorial Gala, placed Crutcher’s killing within the devastating pattern of unarmed Black men senselessly unalived by police officers across America in 2016.

During her red-carpet interview with The Black Wall Street Times, Nelson also reflected on how Dr. Tiffany Crutcher and the Crutcher family transformed unimaginable grief into a decade of advocacy, accountability and action through their family’s foundation.

Their work has ensured that Terence Crutcher is remembered not simply for the injustice that ended his life, but through the movement for change that continues in his name.

September 16 marks 10 years since his death.

09/15/2026

For Tyrance Billingsley II, founder of , the aftermath of Terence Crutcher’s killing became part of a larger reckoning over Tulsa’s past—and a call to rebuild Greenwood’s future through Black innovation, ownership and collective power.

“Terence’s blood – in so many ways – is what, although senseless, was a catalyst to Tulsa and Greenwood’s resurgence,” Billingsley shared with The Black Wall Street Times on the red carpet at the Terence Crutcher Foundation’s 10-Year Memorial Gala in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A decade later, Crutcher’s legacy lives through the people and organizations working to turn Tulsa’s pain into progress without allowing the city to forget the injustice that made their work necessary.

09/15/2026

Tulsa artist SS Diamond remembers the day Terence Crutcher became another unarmed Black man whose life was taken by police violence. But he also remembers what Tulsa’s Black community and the Terence Crutcher Foundation built from the pain in the years that followed.

“Tragedy to triumph is probably our greatest trauma response,” Simon told The Black Wall Street Times on the red carpet at the Terence Crutcher Foundation’s 10-Year Memorial Gala in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Ten years later, Crutcher’s name continues to inspire a movement rooted in justice, healing and transformation.

September 16, 2026 marks ten years since Terence Crutcher’s death.

Black tennis is having a moment — but this moment was generations in the making. 🎾From Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe bre...
09/10/2026

Black tennis is having a moment — but this moment was generations in the making. 🎾

From Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe breaking barriers to Venus and Serena Williams transforming the game, today’s generation is carrying that legacy forward. Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Taylor Townsend, Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton aren’t simply competing. They’re helping define the culture of modern tennis.

This isn’t simply representation anymore. It’s the influence of Black culture on the sport.

Read the full story here: https://theblackwallsttimes.com/2026/09/10/black-tennis-is-having-a-moment-but-this-moment-was-generations-in-the-making/

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