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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Black Lives Matter mural controversy

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Black Lives Matter mural controversy
Black Lives Matter mural controversy
Black Lives Matter mural controversy

MURAL IN Tulsa's HISTORICGREENWOOD DISTRICT.LATE THIS AFTERNOON, MAYORG.T.

BYNUM POSTPONINGFURTHER ACTION AFTER A CITYCOUNCIL MEETING THISMORNING.VINCENT HILL IS LIVE IN THEGREENWOOD DISTRICT WITHwhat's next.THE MAYOR SAYS OUT OFRESPECT FOR THE CITYCOUNCIL'S REQUEST, HE WILLWAIT UNTIL HE GETS FURTHERGUIDANCE FROM THEM.THE TULSA CITY COUNCIL METTHIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THEMURAL.

THE AGENDA ITEM WASAROUND whether OR NOT THEMURAL COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUSCONDITIONS.

HOWEVER, THECONVERSATION QUICKLY GOTHEATED.

ONE COUNCILOR SAYINGTHE MURAL WAS A POLITICALSTATEMENT.

COUNCILOR KARAJOy MCKEE WHO IS THECOUNCILOR FOR THE GREENWOODDISTRICT.

TOOK EXCEPTION TOTHAT." Whether the assertion thatthe statement.

A fullstatement black lives matteris a political statement isabsolutely a subjectivestatement.

That is apolitical assertion in andoff itself."ALSO IN THAT MEETING.COUNCILOR VANESSA HALLHARPER OF DISTRICT ONE SAIDHER GROUP KNOWN AS THEHISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICTMAIN STREET WILL BESUBMITTING A PERMITREQUESTING THE MURAL TOREMAIN ON THE STREET.I'M TOLD THAT PETITION COULDBE FILED AS EARLY ASTOMORROWAFTERNOON.

IN THE MEANTIME.THE CITY COUNCIL WILLRECONVENE ON THE FATE OF THEMURAL ON AUGUST 19TH.

INTULSA, VINCENT HILL, 2WFY!A NEW PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTWOULD BRING MORE SHOPS AND

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