Black Wall Street and economic mobility in Tulsa

Kennedy Edgerton

Before applying to RFA, Kennedy Edgerton covered the real estate and housing industry as a reporter for Forbes and HousingWire.com. At Morehouse College, he honed his journalism and media production skills, fueling a career to launch a full-suite media production company. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Cinema, Television, and Emerging Media Studies with a minor in Journalism. While at Morehouse, he served as president of the Rugby Football Club and was a staff reporter for the Maroon Tiger Student Newspaper. Edgerton has also contributed to the Harvard Business Review and gained experience in film production, journalism, and project management.

The Oklahoma Eagle

The Tulsa Local News Initiative (TLNI) is a nonprofit newsroom serving Tulsa with free, community-centered news. TLNI will launch a new newsroom and integrate the historic Oklahoma Eagle, transitioning it to a nonprofit, digital-first publication. This partnership expands The Eagle’s staff from one to four journalists and provides editorial and business support, ensuring the sustainability of one of the nation’s oldest Black newspapers, which has championed equity and African American advocacy for over 101 years.