This took place in Oakland. OAKLAND. That city has had a large & highly visible black population for quite some time. Why would you live in Oakland if blacks bother you that much???
Well I'll be damned. Apparently the white residents near this park have a history of pulling bullshit like this: https://panthertimes.com/2018/05/02/white-privilege-used-to-fight- racially-charged-harassment-at-lake-merritt/
An interesting example of when you can be simultaneously right & wrong. She's right, this isn't the right spot for charcoal grills. It's cool to be concerned that kids will burn themselves on discarded coals, or that they'll be dumped into the lake. But who fucking stands around for 2 hours waiting on the OPD to cite some freakin' picnickers? They are WAY too busy shooting teenagers and running moonlight prostitution rings for that shit.
One kid got burned in 2015. Other than that, it's a non-issue. Everyone, white and black, grills at lake merritt. Me and my group of friends went there every sunday for years. Nobody gives a shit about charcoal vs other areas. It's a fucking park. You just BBQ clean and leave.
Yeah. I used to live Oakland a few blocks east of the lake and everyone BBQs there. Also, I'll add, dudes usually show up with a BBQ on a trailer literally right near where this happened and sell great BBQ.