December 8, 2022 TULSA – YWCA Tulsa, in partnership with the Mayor’s Commission on the Status of Women, is thrilled to announce the honorees for the 2023 Pinnacle Awards celebrating exceptional women of Tulsa. The winners will be made official at an announcement event with Mayor G.T. Bynum set for Dec. 8, at 10 a.m. in… Continue Reading 2023 Pinnacle Award Winners Announced
YWCA Tulsa is thrilled to announce Kuma Roberts as the 2023 Pinnacle Awards Chair! Kuma is a leader in the Tulsa community, mobilizing companies and individuals to courageously create space for dialogue about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice. The 2022 Pinnacle Awards Corporate Business Honoree, Kuma is the Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Arrowhead… Continue Reading Kuma Roberts Named 2023 Pinnacle Awards Chair
Read the full Press Release here. View gallery here. Anna C. Roth Legacy Award Joy Harjo, the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States, is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). She is the second poet to be appointed a third term as U.S. Poet Laureate. Harjo is… Continue Reading 2022 Pinnacle Award Winners
Today, a jury of peers convicted former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on all charges for the 2020 killing of George Floyd. This conviction is an indication that the police brutality and violence that has plagued our nation will no longer stand, and the blatant disregard of Black lives and people of color will no… Continue Reading Derek Chauvin Trial
Jane Malone, Anna C. Roth Legacy Award Winner: 1. Jane, you’ve been on the front lines of social justice and equity initiatives for a number of years now. You have seen Tulsa through a lot of transformative years. To all the young women, and perhaps particularly, women of color… what would you say to those… Continue Reading Award Winner Spotlight Questions & Responses