City delays removal of mural in Greenwood

City delays removal of mural in Greenwood

LIVES MATTER" ... WILL BEREMOVED FROM THE STREET INGREENWOOD.

CITY OFFICIALSSAY THEY MADE THE DECISIONAFTER GETTING INPUT FROM THECOMMUNITY.BUT..

AS TWO WORKS FOR YOU'STATIANNA TAYLOR SHOWS US..IT COMES AFTER AN EMOTIONALPLEA TODAY... TO KEEP THEMESSAGE IN PLACE.Etta Barre' //Joshuas Barre'mom: "Can we have something?Can we have something,you've taken everything.

Canwe have something?

Eventaken my child." ETTABARRE's son was shot andkilled by law enforcementthree years ago.

JoshuaBarre suffered from mentalhealth issues..

And walkedinto a convenience storeholding largeknives....making threats...Etta Barre' //Joshuas Barre'mom: "This is unbelievableto me, I am reallyemotional this morning.really words couldn'tdescribe how I feel rightnow.

For them wanting toremove this, my lastquestion to Tulsa is.

Can wehave something?" With her..the mother of a man killedby police after he brokeinto a bank.

Roma Presley'sson Joshua Harvey died afterofficers TASed HIM MORE THANTWO DOZEN TIMES.Roma Presley//Mother ofJoshua Harvey: "Please takeinitiative to know that thisdoes mean a great deal toour city and our community."The two mothers among thosecalling for TULSAto keep THE WORDS BLACKLIVES MATTER ON GREENWOODafter the city DECIDED..

Thepainting NEEDS TO GO.VanessaHall-Harper//District OneCity Councilor: "It'stypical, it is the Americanway, and Tulsa does it best.Showing racism at everychance they can.

Trying touse the laws or theordinances, or the policiesin which to do it.

That'sall this is, it's racism onthis sacred land."The decision to remove thepainting came after theTulsa County RepublicanPartychairman asked the cityabout painting a Blue LivesMatter mural.

City AttorneyDavid O'Meilia says..

Thecity is trying to be fair.David/ O'Meilia/ Tulsa CityAttorney: "If you let peoplepaint on the street.

If youlet one you have to let themall." TATIANNA TAYLOR..

2WORKS FOR YOU.THE CITY HELD OFF ONREMOVING THE PAINT TODAY...SO THEY COULD TALKWITH FOLKS IN THE AREA.

INA STATEMENT, THE CITY SAYS...THE PROPERTY OWNER ....AND THE 'MERCHANT AND TENANTASSOCIATION'.... BOTHINDICATED THEY DO NOT WANTTHE MURAL TO REMAIN.

THECITY NOW PLANS TO MOVE AHEADWITH SCHEDULING THE REMOVAL.NEW AT FIVE -- AS THE STATE