TULSA, Okla. — A provocative billboard near downtown Tulsa is turning some heads.
“Black Wall Street is dead. Without a viable economy, you’re just squatters in north Tulsa,” the billboard reads.
Provocative billboard near downtown Tulsa turns some heads
The strongly-worded billboard is getting reactions. Some are calling it flat-out racist.
While most billboards are giant advertisements of the highway, this particular billboard near OSU Medical is trying to send a message. However, north Tulsans say that message isn’t clear.
“I believe it was offensive, but at the same time I do understand some of what it is trying to say,” employee at Black Wall Street T-Shirts and Souvenirs Isaiah Harris said.
The controversial sign was paid for by a national group called New Black Voices. According to its website, the mission is to change the discourse of foundational black Americans by demanding change in areas, including dismantling white supremacy.
Harris said they’re far from squatters and Greenwood isn’t dead. The family-owned business is more than a t-shirt store.