OKC City Councilman David Greenwell issues apology after many deem comment racially insensitive Share Updated: 10:06 PM CST Feb 17, 2021 Porsha Riley Share Updated: 10:06 PM CST Feb 17, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IS REPORTING TONIGHT MANY , DEEMING HIS WORDS RACIALLY INSENSITVE. PORSHA: THE COMMENT MADE IN REGARD TO FRIED FOODS WITHIN A NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY MARKET, A PREDOMINANTLY BLACK AREA. >> I BELIEVE IT IS RELATIVELY SMALL, AROUND 5000 SQUARE FEET IS THE GROCERY PORTION. >> AND THEN 1004 THE OTHER USES? >> AND THE CAFE, YES. IT IS A SMALL CAFE. >> AND NO FRIED FOODS? >> I DO NOT KNOW THE MENU. PORSHA: A FEW MOMENTS LATER, COUNCILWOMAN NIKKI NICE ASKING HIM ABOUT HIS COMMENT. >> I AM CURIOUS WHITE FRIED FOOD MATTERS. MAYBE HE CAN ANSWER THAT. PORSHA: GREENWELL ISSUING AN APOLOGY TODAY, SAYING HE’S SINCERELY SORRY AND "MY COMMENT WAS FROM A PLACE OF CONCERN TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE CONSISTENTLY ADDRESSING THE HISTORICAL FOOD DESERTS AND PROVIDING HEALTHY FOOD OPTIONS THAT HAVE PLAGUED OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA CITY." MAYOR HOLT SENDING ME THIS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE, SAYING IN PART, "THE QUESTION COUNCILMAN GREENWELL ASKED WAS INSENSITIVE AND DOES NOT ALIGN WITH OUR IDEALS OF AN INCLUSIVE CITY. AN APOLOGY WAS OWED, AND I’M GLAD HE RENDERED IT." ALL PEOPLE, BUT ESPECIALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS, HAVE TO BE CONSCIOUS OF HOW OUR WORDS AFFECT OTHERS. PORSHA RILEY, KOCO