Hundreds march in Bartlesville Black Lives Matter protest

Mankind."PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORSMAKING THEIR VOICE HEARD ONECOMMUNITY AT A TIME.PEOPLE MARCHED AND CHANTEDTHROUGH OWASSO AND HUNDREDSWENT TO BARTLESVILLE.

2WORKS FOR YOU'S KATIEKELEHER SHARES THE MESSAGEFROM THOSE IN BARTLESVILLEAND WHY THEY WANT THIS TO BETHE BEGINNING OF CHANGE.THE BARTLESVILLE COMMUNITYSHOWING UP TO SUPPORT THEBLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT." I felt like a communitylike Bartlesville could be aforerunner to show unity andpeace and how it's doneproperly." HUNDREDS GATHEREDAT THE NEW TOWER CENTER ATUNITY SQUAREPARK.

MULTIPLE SPEAKERSTOOK THE STAND.

INCLUDINGLORRONT CARNEY - EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THE WESTSIDECOMMUNITY CENTER.

HE SAYSHE HOPES PEOPLE WILL FINALLYHEAR THE MESSAGE BLACKPEOPLE HAVE BEEN TELLINGTHEM FOR GENERATIONS." For years, we've beenpreaching, screaming what itis that we want.

So now it'stime for people to takeaccountability of theirown." PROTEST ORGANIZERS SAYTHEY WANTED IT TO BE THESTART OF ANOPEN DISCUSSION.

AND BRIDGEA GAP IN THE COMMUNITY." There's so much more thatyou can learn from people ifyou're just willing tolisten.

And what come fromlistening, action."PROTESTERS MARCHING ANDHOLDING SIGNS - SHOWINGSUPPORT FOR BLACK PEOPLE INTHEIR COMMUNITY AND AROUNDTHE NATION." They have to worry aboutbeing safe and protectingtheir lives.

And that's notfair.

It shouldn't be thatway." AND HOPING - THIS ISJUST THE START OFCHANGE EVERYWHERE." For changes to happen wehave to be committed.

Wecan't leave it in a march,we can't leave it in a oneday thing or post onInstagram.

We have tocontinue to work each andevery day for justice.

Andso I'm hoping today is justthe beginning, it's not theend." KATIE KELEHER, 2 WORKSFOR YOU.ANOTHER BARTLESVILLE PROTEST