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Oakland’s Response to #GrillingWhileBlack: Electric Slide

Oakland’s Response to #GrillingWhileBlack: Electric Slide

Oakland’s Lake Merritt is supposed to be a public space for everyone. But it doesn't feel that way when white residents complain about the way black residents use the park. So how did people respond when a white woman recently called the cops on two bl...

The Bay

May 15, 201812m 57s

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Oakland’s Lake Merritt is supposed to be a public space for everyone. But it doesn't feel that way when white residents complain about the way black residents use the park. So how did people respond when a white woman recently called the cops on two black men grilling? They threw a party at the lake.

Guest: Sandhya Dirks, KQED race and equity reporter

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