San Antonio chalk artist argues that removal of his Juneteenth mural at the Pearl was politically motivated

A San Antonio chalk artist who grabbed headlines last week after being wrongfully arrested in Leon Valley is now accusing the Pearl of racism after workers at the downtown development removed his Juneteenth-themed mural featuring the names of unarmed Black men killed by police. "This isn't a good look for the Pearl right now," Tricia Gronnevik, a local political activist who helped facilitate the mural by visual artist Lakey Hinson, told the Current. "They're not looking very diverse in a community like San Antonio.