j.m. gonzalez
KTFO (BBQWB set). Oakland CA, Summer 2018.
Last summer the Oakland black community reacted to the now infamous BBQ Becky, who sought to criminalize a black family BBQing along the shore of Lake Merrit. They organized a grill out billed as "BBQ While Black" to defy the racial intimidation and displacement that community has been seeing since gentrification took off in Oakland almost a decade ago. The sentiment expressed on the T-shirt tells you all you need to know about whom the black community holds responsible for re-invigorating racism under the current political regime. It was an honor to document this moment in Oakland Civil Rights history.
P.S. If you watched the film, "Friday," you know that KTFO stands for "knocked the f@#% out."
--JMG
Olympus Mirrorless Camera
KTFO (BBQWB set). Oakland CA, Summer 2018.
Last summer the Oakland black community reacted to the now infamous BBQ Becky, who sought to criminalize a black family BBQing along the shore of Lake Merrit. They organized a grill out billed as "BBQ While Black" to defy the racial intimidation and displacement that community has been seeing since gentrification took off in Oakland almost a decade ago. The sentiment expressed on the T-shirt tells you all you need to know about whom the black community holds responsible for re-invigorating racism under the current political regime. It was an honor to document this moment in Oakland Civil Rights history.
P.S. If you watched the film, "Friday," you know that KTFO stands for "knocked the f@#% out."
--JMG
Olympus Mirrorless Camera