The Grio
“On Sunday, Oakland residents fired up the barbecue grill in the park again, except this time the epic “BBQing While Black” event drew more than 1,500 participants in a bold response after a white woman called the police of an unsuspecting family who were grilling out at Lake Merritt, reports the East Bay Times.
Racks of ribs, hot dogs and hamburgers were served up along with a dose of karma after Jennifer Shulte, the woman at the center of the controversy, brought on herself. (snip)
This time, the event brought even more and had the approving nod of firefighters who waved and smiled and police officers who assisted with directing traffic.
“This is about doing what we’ve already been doing and eat in peace, literally,” said Logan Cortez, one of the event’s organizers. “We’re not fighting for our rights; it’s already our right to do this.”
Not only your right, Logan, but I would say it’s your civic duty to respond to the crazy…
...and get all fired up.
Yikes, somebody called the cops!
Meanwhile, at Twitter, it’s #BBQBecky that’s getting well done: