The Greenwood Trust

10/09/2026

Prosperous, brilliant Black communities have been built and rebuilt across America.

How do we invest in them now to ensure our communities thrive for generations?

ImpactAlpha recently highlighted The Greenwood Trust as a preview to Aspen Ideas: Economy which kicks off in Tulsa next week, October 13, with three days of probing conversations about the purpose of an economy and the wealth of nations.

The pioneers of Greenwood proved what a self-determined Black economy can build.

It also illustrated just how fragile even the strongest economy is when confronted with racism, violence, and policy deprivation.

Greenwood, historic Black Wall Street, was a thriving ecosystem of homeownership, Black-owned businesses, schools, and cultural institutions. Wealth stayed in the community and circulated. Only to be devastated by one of the most gruesome acts of domestic racial terror, followed by the policy harm of redlining, segregation, and urban renewal.

At The Greenwood Trust, the question at the heart of our work is: what does place-based repair look like?

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“Beverly describes the trust’s strategy as a return to what she calls the ‘Greenwood Blueprint,’ referring to the thriving mix of homeownership, Black-owned businesses, schools and cultural institutions that kept wealth circulating in the district before 1921.”

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We are investing in repair, economic mobility, growth, and development in Greenwood and North Tulsa, the area Greenwood would have grown to had it been permitted to thrive.

Thank you to Impact Alpha Roodgally Senatus for sharing our work. Read the full piece in our link in bio or click here: https://lnkd.in/ehSy6GRZ

10/08/2026

“Meet Adair Mosley — National Advisory Board Member, The Greenwood Trust

A nationally recognized community development leader, capital strategist, and advocate for economic equity, Adair Mosley brings deep experience in place-based investment and wealth-building strategy to The Greenwood Trust National Advisory Board.

As CEO of GroundBreak Coalition, Adair leads one of the nation’s most ambitious efforts to close racial wealth gaps: a $5.3 billion, 10-year mobilization focused on expanding Black homeownership, entrepreneurship, and commercial real estate development.

His work is rooted in the belief that communities should have both a voice and a stake in their future. Through GroundBreak, Adair is helping move capital, partnership, and strategy toward solutions that create ownership, stability, and long-term opportunity. In recent work, GroundBreak has continued advancing investment goals, including deploying millions toward wealth-building efforts in Minnesota.

At The Greenwood Trust, Adair’s leadership strengthens the Trust’s commitment to repair, investment, and generational prosperity helping ensure that Greenwood’s future is shaped by bold capital strategies, community-centered growth, and pathways to ownership.

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09/21/2026

Business owners, educators, professionals, families and churches. In Greenwood they built alongside one another and strengthened the community around them.
Greenwood was built by people who understood that prosperity was never just about individual success.

That legacy still speaks to what is possible today.

At the Greenwood Trust, we believe the future of Greenwood and North Tulsa must be rooted in the same understanding: community, mutuality, and opportunity to own, grow, and thrive.

We invest in housing, education, entrepreneurship and cultural preservation, both to remember what Greenwood was and to create the conditions for what Greenwood can become.

Greenwood built prosperity. Together, we invest in repair and a prosperous future.

Invest in the Greenwood Trust.

09/17/2026

For partners in Greenwood tomorrow, get an exclusive first look at the journey from Black Wall Street in Tulsa, OK to Wall Street in New York.  

📍 Greenwood Griot, 10 North Greenwood Ave Suite B, Tulsa, OK
📅 Friday, September 18, 2026
🕕 6:00PM – 7:00PM

The documentary seeks to honor the legacy of Black Wall Street and celebrate the unity that carries it forward. The Greenwood Trust is grateful for the organizers Black Leaders Detroit (Black Leaders Detroit).  

09/14/2026

We are pleased to welcome and introduce Dr. Tiffany Crutcher — Our National Advisory Chair for The Greenwood Trust

A nationally recognized justice advocate, community leader, social impact strategist, and proud descendant of Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher brings a powerful combination of lived legacy and national leadership to her role as National Advisory Chair of The Greenwood Trust.

Dr. Crutcher is the Founder and Executive Director of the Terence Crutcher Foundation, Founding Board Member of Justice For Greenwood, Senior Advisor to Black Tech Street, Advisor to Roc Nation’s United Justice Coalition, and founder of the Tulsa Community Remembrance Coalition, created in partnership with Bryan Stevenson and the Equal Justice Initiative. Her leadership also extends to national efforts advancing racial equity, criminal justice reform, economic opportunity, community healing, and the preservation of Black Wall Street.

Often called “America’s Sister,” Dr. Crutcher has transformed advocacy into institution-building, working to protect Greenwood’s history while creating pathways toward ownership, opportunity, justice, and generational prosperity.

At The Greenwood Trust, Dr. Crutcher is helping ensure that the people closest to Greenwood’s history have a defining voice in shaping its future.

09/11/2026

Meet the Greenwood Trust National Advisory Board—leaders, builders, advocates, and visionaries carrying Greenwood’s legacy forward.

Drawing expertise from philanthropy, economic development, business, public policy, education, culture, community development, and civic leadership, the Board helps guide the Greenwood Trust as we transform the enduring principles of Black Wall Street into a blueprint for lasting prosperity.

Together, we are building a future rooted in repair, ownership, opportunity and cultural identity. We honor the brilliance that built Greenwood and invest boldly in Greenwood’s tomorrow.

The Greenwood Trust National Advisory Board is at work building that thriving future.

Invest in Greenwood. Honor legacy. Help us create a thriving future.
Learn more about the Greenwood Trust, explore our work, and discover how you can invest in building thriving communities for generations to come.

Visit https://thegreenwoodtrust.org/

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08/31/2026

DELTAFEST 2026 returns to Jackson, Mississippi, September 2–4, for a three-day gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, institutions, policymakers, creatives, and community leaders committed to building thriving communities across the region.

This year, Alaina Beverly, Executive Director of The Greenwood Trust, will moderate a discussion on the entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) opportunity in the Deep South, featuring Allegra Stennett, Chibunna Chimezie, and Kanayo Oweazim.

More than $200 billion has already been committed in investments across the South. Coupled with the “silver tsunami” of business owners preparing to retire, this moment represents an unparalleled opportunity for wealth creation and economic growth.

DELTAFEST will examine how prosperity levers like ETA can be harnessed and how communities across the Deep South can capitalize on them to build durable economic pathways. The conversation will explore how joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions can help entrepreneurs scale beyond organic growth, strengthen existing businesses, and create new pathways to ownership.

Special thanks to HOPE Enterprise, Bill Bynum, and Ed Sivak for their leadership and continued work to build prosperity across the Deep South.

08/21/2026

The Greenwood Trust brought together business leaders, investors, philanthropists, cultural curators, and community builders for the Black Wall Street Brunch on Martha’s Vineyard honoring the legacy of Greenwood and charting the future of Black prosperity in place.

The gathering created space for candid conversation about what this moment requires of us: how we preserve the legacy of Black Wall Street and propel Black economic mobility rooted in ownership, innovation, and economic power.

Dr. Tiffany Crutcher grounded us in the pioneers who built Black Wall Street and the leaders who carry the torch today. Partners such as D’Artagnan Caliman of the shared their deep investment in Black Portland at the intersection of commerce, culture, and community and Mastercard’s Kendra Brown shared vision for shaping entrepreneurial ecosystems in cities across the country. Author Angela F. Williams charged us to be bold and generative in our leadership to ensure that Black communities continue to own, build, invest, and prosper for generations to come.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the Greenwood House and brought their experience, perspective, and commitment to the conversation.

We remember forward. The future is ours to build.

06/04/2026

The Greenwood Trust has named its inaugural Governing Board and National Advisory Board.

Announced at our inaugural Black Wall Street Symposium — on the 105th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre — this governance structure marks the Trust’s transition from founding commitment to fully operational institution.

We are grateful to each leader who said yes. The people of Greenwood and North Tulsa deserve nothing less than our full effort.

View more here:
https://thegreenwoodtrust.org/2026/06/04/greenwood-trust-announces-first-governing-board-and-national-advisory-board-members/

06/04/2026