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Mural Sending Powerful Message In Tulsa Community | The Oklahoma Eagle

-Jackie said she wasn’t surprised when the art spread across social media and that not all of the feedback in the comments section was positive.

She said social injustice and racial inequality is not only real in our nation, but very real in the Tulsa community.

She hopes the message is clear and will inspire positive change.

Source: The Oklahoma Eagle

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