The Oklahoma Eagle

What The Oklahoma Eagle does

The Oklahoma Eagle is a Black-owned community newspaper based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with over a century of publishing history. It serves the African American community in Tulsa, with particular focus on North Tulsa and the Historic Greenwood District (Black Wall Street), covering topics including the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, local news, education, arts and culture, politics, health, business, and sports. The publication operates as a privately held for-profit entity with a small team of 1-10 employees and named contributors including Gary Lee, John Neal, and others.

The company's core product is a digital news platform (theokeagle.com), which has been redirected to a partnership presence at tulsaflyer.org/oklahoma-eagle/. Additional products include an email newsletter subscription service and a digital archive of newspaper editions available in PDF format. The publication produces special editorial series such as the '918 Series' community profiles, 'Students of the COVID-19 Era' investigative series, and the 'Of Greenwood' sponsored content series. Distribution occurs through the website, Facebook, Twitter, and email newsletters.

The Oklahoma Eagle's business model relies on advertising sales, newsletter subscriptions, and sponsored content partnerships. Key partnerships include a sponsorship from Liberty Mutual Insurance for the 'Of Greenwood' series (as part of the Second Century Campaign), content collaboration with Tulsa Flyer, participation in the Tulsa Local News Initiative (with a fall 2025 launch), and training collaboration with the University of Maryland's 'On the Ground Reporting' series. No pricing information is publicly disclosed, and revenue data is not available in source materials.

Name

The Oklahoma Eagle

Legal name

The Oklahoma Eagle

Website

https://theoklahomaeagle.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Oklahoma Eagle is a Black-owned community newspaper in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with over a century of publishing history. It serves Tulsa's African American community through a digital news platform, newsletters, and sponsored editorial series covering local news, the Historic Greenwood District, and the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tulsa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Oklahoma Eagle is a Black-owned newspaper that publishes local, regional, and national news coverage focused on Tulsa's African American community and the Historic Greenwood District (Black Wall Street). The publication distributes journalism through a digital news website, an email newsletter subscription service, and PDF digital edition archives, with historical reporting on the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and ongoing community issues.

Product overview

The Oklahoma Eagle is a Black-owned newspaper publication serving Tulsa's African American community since the early 1900s. The company operates a unified digital news platform as its core product, offering online news articles across categories including local news, education, arts & culture, community, health, and politics. The digital platform integrates newsletter subscription services for reader engagement and maintains a digital archive of newspaper editions in PDF format. The publication is affiliated with the Tulsa Local News Initiative and produces special series content including the '918 Series' community profiles and the 'Students of the COVID-19 Era' investigative series.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Oklahoma Eagle Digital News Platform The Oklahoma Eagle's primary digital news website providing local, regional, and national news coverage focused on Tulsa's African American community, featuring articles on politics, education, arts, culture, health, and community issues.
• Email Newsletter Subscription Service Email newsletter subscription service that allows readers to receive news updates and special offers, with opt-in functionality for news and promotional content.
• Digital Edition Archive PDF-based digital newspaper archives including current and historical editions, with sample archive including the March 28, 2025 edition available for digital reading.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Liberty Mutual InsurancecoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2021Liberty Mutual Insurance sponsors The Oklahoma Eagle's 'Of Greenwood' series, a monthly editorial series examining key legacies that helped shape the community as 'Black Wall Street of America.' This partnership is part of the newspaper's 2nd Century Campaign commemorating its hundredth anniversary.
• Tulsa FlyercoreGTM or Marketing PartnerThe Oklahoma Eagle and Tulsa Flyer collaborate on content coverage, with shared bylines and joint reporting on local news stories. The partnership extends to the Tulsa Local News Initiative, a collaborative effort to strengthen local journalism in the Tulsa area.
• Tulsa Local News InitiativeflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Oklahoma Eagle is a participant in the Tulsa Local News Initiative, a collaborative effort with community partners to strengthen local journalism coverage in the Tulsa metropolitan area, with a fall 2025 launch planned.
• University of MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Oklahoma Eagle participates in the University of Maryland's 'On the Ground Reporting' series, providing training and support for community-focused journalism.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tulsa World: Daily newspaper serving the Tulsa metropolitan area. Comparable as a local Tulsa news outlet competing for the same readers and regional advertising dollars, though with a general audience rather than an African American focus.
• Houston Defender: Black-owned newspaper serving Houston's African American community. Comparable in community-newspaper positioning, advertising-supported model, and historic-paper legacy.
• The Atlanta Daily World: Historic Black-owned newspaper covering Atlanta's African American community. Comparable in mission, longevity, and audience focus, though based in a different region.
• The Chicago Defender: Historic Black-owned newspaper serving the African American community with century-plus legacy. Closest analog in business model, mission, and audience focus, differing primarily by geography.
• Tulsa Flyer: Local Tulsa publication with which The Oklahoma Eagle has a content-sharing and website-redirect partnership. Direct comparative peer in the Tulsa local-news market and a co-participant in the Tulsa Local News Initiative.
• Black Voice News: Black-owned community newspaper serving the Inland Empire region of California. Comparable as an African American community newspaper with a focus on local journalism and historical preservation.
• Philadelphia Tribune: One of the oldest continuously operating African American newspapers in the U.S. Comparable as a legacy Black-owned local paper with digital archive, subscription, and advertising revenue model.
• Amsterdam News: Long-running Black-owned weekly newspaper in New York City. Direct comparable in audience (African American community), business model (news + advertising), and historic institutional position.

Others

• NNPA (National Newspaper Publishers Association): Trade association representing over 200 African American-owned community newspapers across the U.S. Comparable as the ecosystem/aggregator body The Oklahoma Eagle operates within, providing industry context and distribution networks.

Emerging players

• Mississippi Free Press: Community-focused digital news outlet covering underreported stories in Mississippi. Comparable in mission of amplifying underrepresented community voices, though newer and digital-native rather than a legacy print title.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oklahoma_eagle
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheOKEagle

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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