Calif. Christian school nixes plan to honor black history with fried chicken, watermelon
Source: NBC Bay Area
Administrators at a Northern California private school are facing tough questions and offering a big apology after a menu controversy.
Students at Carondelet High School for Girls in Concord wanted to come up with ways to celebrate Black History Month in a lunchtime celebration. But when the Christian school announced a lunch of fried chicken, cornbread and watermelon, students and parents were outraged and offended.
The principal and dean of the school refused to talk to NBC Bay Area on Wednesday, but school officials held an assembly on campus to discuss the issue and sent an apology letter to parents.
Read more: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Controversy-Surrounds-Lunch-Menu-at-Concord-High-School-243851091.html
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What are they doing with that chicken, though? I hope they don't throw it away, that would be even more shameful. Chicken is delicious! 
This kinda stuff doesn't even get to me anymore. My white friends used to always try to make me 'soul food'. After I finished laughing at them for being so oblivious, I try to see that they are trying to make me feel at home. Then I usually have to teach them how to cook it to my tastes anyway.
Somebody thought they were being funny by redoing a bit that has been done for decades.
Black people like chicken, har, har, har! Sigh. Funny joke. Only heard it a billion times.
I've never had anyone do the watermelon thing to me though.
