— the work

current campaigns

Hornets United formed with the intention to give back to the school we are fortunate to have attended and the community that built and sustained it since 1913. The values of personal excellence, education, self-sufficiency, respect, celebration of diversity, lifting each other up, even, and perhaps especially, in the face of adversity, are our Legacy. Our roots start at Booker T. Washington High School and reach around the world. Let’s work together to make the world a little more like Booker T.!

BTW Hornets United Phoenix Project

 In honor of the Greenwood Race Massacre Centennial, we present The Phoenix Project: From the Ashes Rise. BTW Hornets United Phoenix Project’s objectives are twofold: to promote voter education, registration, and engagement, and to strengthen our community through professional networking and mentorship of current students and recent graduates. Voter registration, education and engagement activities began in 2020 and continue this year. Upcoming events will be posted here. If you are interested in participating, please contact us.

police reform

Our goal is to collaborate with established groups, such as the Crutcher Foundation, to support efforts to end racially biased policing, reimagine the role of policing in the still segregated city of Tulsa, create meaningful minority representation “at the table,” promote panel discussions, training, workshops, or other educational resources.

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Mentorship and Networking

As Hornets we received the benefits of Booker T.’s multi-generational Legacy. Many of us have moved away from Tulsa since graduating, making it difficult to continue this Legacy in person. The goal of this project is to provide an opportunity for Booker T Washington alumni in Tulsa and across the world to do our part by connecting and giving back. Long-term, our goal is to engage a software platform that facilitates privacy-protected professional networking and mentorship for current students and recent graduates.

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DONATIONS

  • Your donation will support the BTW Hornet community with:

• Scholarships for Arts Education 

• Mentorship and networking software

• Voter registration, education and engagement campaigns

• Community Engagement

Donate here.

EIN: 85-2828435

Rise up

Rise Up is a Reggie Mayes production featuring Rev. Robert Turner, Ojo Bailey, Robert Jones, along with our beloved Hornets—Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, Tyrance Billingsley, Malik Thompson, and Chris Colbert promoting voter registration and engagement. Rise Up is our anthem and call to action. You can stream/buy the song here and watch the video below:

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Voter Registration, Education, and Engagement

Initial work began in 2020 and continues today. HU provides voter registration opportunities and educational information about upcoming elections and ballot measures. Our goal is to increase community access and engagement opportunities thereby promoting education, racial equity, police reform, and economic development in North Tulsa.

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HIRE A HORNET

We are partnering with HireBTWHornets.com to strengthen our community through professional networking and mentorship software. A dollar spent in Greenwood stayed in Greenwood, let’s do it again—worldwide. Hire a Hornet!