Description of Incident: Members of the Jefferson Park community, including building owners, local artists, and community and local organization members approved Olabisi's proposal. When the proposal reached the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Commission it was rejected, suggesting that the work promoted violence. The commission also claimed that the mural lacked community support. Olabisi returned to the commission with 900 signatures and a report on the community involvement in the design process, however the proposal was still rejected.

Results of Incident: The sponsors of the project, the Social and Public Art Resource Center, petitioned the ACLU, who wrote the Commission accusing them of violating "freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment." The next day the Commission approved the mural, however the Resource Center decided to rely on private funding for the project.