“Ready for your white tears.”
A few months back, “Black Brunch” protests made headlines as groups walked into restaurants (i.e., “white spaces”), stood among diners and loudly read statistics and proclamations regarding black oppression — while video cameras rolled.
With few exceptions, staff and customers sat through the protests — though a number later posted on social media their displeasure with the whole thing.
On Sunday, Black Brunch protesters in Decatur, Georgia, geared up for more of the same.
Ready for your white tears #BlackBrunchATL pic.twitter.com/6rBN0Ks7ud
— #UploadTheRevolution (@Ellevation_) March 22, 2015
But this time they apparently were met with a bit more resistance.
Staff at Sweet Melissa’s — voted Atlanta’s Best Brunch in 2004 — were seen on video trying to get protesters to leave and threatening to call police. When a staffer touched one protester’s shoulder, the protester was seen taking issue with that.
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