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May 22, 2018

Oakland Residents Throw "BBQing While Black" Party After White Woman Called Police on Black Men for Grilling
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In Oakland, California, hundreds of people turned out for a massive
picnic and protest celebration dubbed "BBQing While Black" on Sunday.
The community event at Lake Merritt was organized after a white woman
harassed and called the police on two African American men for grilling
in the same location a few weeks earlier. The incident sparked massive
outrage in Oakland, where gentrification has displaced many longtime
African American residents.


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