A Black Lives Matter protest marched through the streets of downtown Tulsa Tuesday night.
Protesters said they were pleased with a larger than expected turnout. Those who marched claim police use unnecessary force when it comes to detaining people of color
Bobby Scott, the protest organizer said he was prompted to hold a march because of "The violence and the chaos that the black man is suffering from just his skin pigment, and the police violence toward young black men."
A national issue, bought to Tulsa as protestor's chants echoed through city streets as they made their way from Greenwood Ave. near Black Wall Street, to City Hall.
Organizers said they want to open up communication with police.
"We trying to send a message that we want peace," Scott said,
Protesters also called on officers to involve themselves within black communities.
"Officers should live and should worship and participate in the community that they are policing," Darrell Knox, a protester said,
Others called for equality.
"I feel like they're privileged and I feel like they can get away with things that we can't," Rae Stewart, a protester said.
Although the message focused on black lives in the community, others said all lives matter.
No police were present as protesters marched.
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