From the foundation
Updates
- JUN 18, 2026
naacpldf.org
LDF and the Terence Crutcher Foundation Applaud Tulsa’s Mayor for Signing an Executive Order to Advance Alternatives-to-Policing
Thursday, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) joins the Terence Crutcher Foundation in supporting Executive Order No. 2026-01, issued Monday by Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols, which establishes the Task Force on Community-Based Mental Health, Behavioral Health, and Alternative Response.
#Executive Order #LDF #Terence Crutcher Foundation #Policing #Mental health
- MAY 12, 2026
The Oklahoma Eagle
Tulsa taps non-law enforcement leaders to address root causes of violence in north side
As violent crime trends down across Tulsa, a new initiative hopes to tackle persistent hotspots.
Organizers with My Brother’s Keeper Tulsa, Youth Services of Tulsa and the Terence Crutcher Foundation joined Mayor Monroe Nichols Tuesday for the relaunch of Secure Tulsa, a community-based violence intervention initiative.
- JAN 20, 2026
The Oklahoma Eagle
Why they marched: MLK Day inspires Tulsans to walk, talk and act
The foundation has been ramping up programs in the last few years to increase civic engagement — from educating voters to canvassing neighborhoods. Crutcher, the foundation’s executive director, said MLK Day seemed like the perfect time to pair education with action.
- DEC 1, 2024
Voter Turnout: The Case of Oklahoma
The Nation's Lowest Turnout State And How We Can Fix It
This report addresses the critical issue of voter turnout in Oklahoma, highlighting a disconnect between the concerns of residents and the priorities reflected in government policies.
- DEC 21, 2023
Tulsa World
North Tulsa students complete USA BMX mentorship program
Students gain new skills at USA BMX
Developed in partnership between the USA BMX Foundation and the Terence Crutcher Foundation, RISE is a mentorship program that specifically targets north Tulsa students ages 9-14 and graduated its first group of students Monday night.
- MAR 23, 2023
The Black Wall Street Times
Tulsa veteran Joey Crutcher honored at Oklahoma Capitol
GREENWOOD Dist. — Reverend Joey Crutcher was honored at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Monday as the state’s Veteran of the Week.
- MAR 3, 2023
Rollingout.com
Terence Crutcher’s sister travels to DC for special purpose
She explained why full story of history must be told
Tiffany Crutcher still remembers the exact moment when it happened. She lived in Montgomery, Alabama, for nearly 20 years before she moved back to her hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, because of a life-changing event in 2016.
- DEC 20, 2022
Tulsa World
Terence Crutcher Foundation buys North Pointe Shopping Center
The Terence Crutcher Foundation has bought the North Pointe Shopping Center
The Terence Crutcher Foundation has bought the North Pointe Shopping Center for $1.7 million, according to documents filed with the Tulsa County Clerk’s Office.
- NOV 6, 2022
ktul.com
Terence Crutcher Foundation leads non-partisan push to get voters to polls
On the final weekend before Election Day, volunteers with the Terence Crutcher Foundation spent their Saturday morning empowering north Tulsa voters.
On the final weekend before Election Day, volunteers with the Terence Crutcher Foundation spent their Saturday morning empowering north Tulsa voters.
- NOV 5, 2022
ktul.com
Terence Crutcher Foundation offers rides to the polls in District 1
TCF is offering rides to the polls in District 1
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — The Terrence Crutcher Foundation announced it is offering those in need a ride to the polls if they live in District 1.
- MAY 1, 2021
Legal Defense Fund
We Are Not Lesser
An Urgent Call to End Over-Policing of Black Communities and Transform Public Safety in Tulsa
Tulsa, Oklahoma’s history of racial bias and violence against its Black residents reaches back to the 1921 Greenwood Massacre, which decimated the city’s thriving Black community of Greenwood and resulted in the killing of at least 300 Black Tulsans.
- APR 1, 2021
Human Rights Watch
“Get on the Ground!”
Policing, Poverty, and Racial Inequality in Tulsa, Oklahoma
This report focuses on policing primarily as it impacts black communities in Tulsa, and especially poor black communities, that face policing in its most intensive forms.
- DEC 14, 2020
fwd.us
Racial Disparities Are Rising in Oklahoma Prison Admissions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 continues to spread, incarcerated people and those who work in jails and prisons are particularly vulnerable.
- MAY 29, 2020
Human Rights Watch
The Case for Reparations in Tulsa, Oklahoma
In the span of about 24 hours between May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob descended on Greenwood, a successful black economic hub in Tulsa, Oklahoma then-known as “Black Wall Street,” and burned it to the ground.
- SEP 23, 2016
Russell Westbrook On The Terence Crutcher Shooting, Colin Kaepernick & More
Russell Westbrook speaks to the media at the 2016 Oklahoma City Thunder Media Day. Westbrook is asked about the Terence Crutcher police shooting in Tulsa Oklahoma & the role that athletes should while speaking on social issues.
- SEP 20, 2016
