It’s been a full calendar year since The Oklahoma Eagle relaunched as a nonprofit newsroom in 2025, continuing its century-long mission to cover Tulsa’s Black community and underserved populations.
In the past 12 months, we’ve grown to become so much more — whether that’s convening community conversations, highlighting people making a difference around the community or shedding light on issues people are dealing with in their day-to-day lives.
Thanks to you all, we’ve grown our social following on Facebook, started an Instagram, launched a weekly newsletter and resumed our weekly print editions — which are now free and distributed in more than 70 locations across Tulsa. We’ve held in-person events helping people connect with each other and have ambitions to host more.
Our team consists of executive editor Gary Lee, managing editor Elliot Terrell, business reporter Ismael Lele, north Tulsa reporter Shaunicy Muhammad and Lucy Baptiste, who will join us in early November as our new general assignment reporter. We also are supported by a team of audience folks and editors who assemble the stories you read each week.
And we have big plans for the future as we continue to think of new and engaging ways to share the stories defining the city with you all. So, let’s take a trip down memory lane of what the past year has looked like.
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Here are the 10 most-read stories of the last year on The Eagle:
- ‘There’s no one here’: Tulsa State Fair vendors say crowds and spending are down
- Downtown Tulsa’s The Boxyard will close its doors after a decade of ups and downs
- No sirens, no video: Tulsa mayor says no police footage exists of deadly shooting
- Oklahoma’s first IKEA could open ahead of schedule in Tulsa Hills shopping center
- Tulsa police said Michael Glunt was shot 3 times. The autopsy shows it was 9.
- Tulsa County DA clears officer involved in Michael Glunt shooting as new details emerge
- Tulsa Public Schools considering closures and salary freezes as district shares an update on budget woes
- New development to bring live music, apartments and Wildflower Café to downtown Tulsa
- Security checks and no unaccompanied minors: What to expect at Tulsa’s Juneteenth festival
- Meet the challengers — so far — seeking to represent north Tulsa on City Council
Enjoy some of our favorite photos:
A scene from Oklahoma Black Rodeo’s 1 p.m. show inside Ford Truck Arena on Feb. 7, 2026. 
Booker T. Washington Coach Eli K. Brown III stands surrounded by his staff and players during a Jan. 17, 2026, game against Millwood High School. 
Olivia Jordan, the Oklahoman who was crowned Miss USA in 2015, highlighted local brands during the Oct. 10, 2025, broadcast of the “Today” show, which filmed in Tulsa. 
North Tulsa advocate Joyce Smith-Williams stands to applaud the life of Mother Viola Fletcher at a celebration of life event on Nov. 29, 2025, at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa. 
An inmate competes in the tire flip event during the first annual inmate games at Mabel Bassett Correctional Center on Friday, May 15, 2026. The games are meant to boost morale and encourage friendly competition. 
Lauren Corbitt-Evans, on the ground, is prayed for by attendees during the Juneteenth Prayer Walk on Friday, June 19, 2026. The walk was held to pray for the safety of everyone attending this year’s Juneteenth event, over 30 people participated. 
The grand opening of the new Rudisill Regional Library on North Greenwood Ave. in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, October 3, 2026. 
Congregants of Morning Star Baptist Church line up to tithe at the altar during service on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2026.