TULSA, Okla. — Gri ll Ma st er s from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and Arkansas gathered for the 6th annual Step Up to the Gri ll on Greenwood BBQ Festival on Monday.
“This is the 6th annual [event]. It started off a little slow, but it got going,” said host Rod Thompson. “For 1921, we had 21 gri ll ma st er s come in.”
The barbecue competition featured many competitors and other non-BBQ food vendors, drink vendors, and merchant vendors as well as a car show.
Since the event is bein g held on Greenwood, there were 21 vendor spots open in honor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
“Most people know the history of Black Wall Street and the excellence that was here and just being able to have [this event] here says so much,” said Thompson. “That was one of the visions they had to be able to do it and be able to make it happen.”
The event began at 11 a.m. and will continue until 7 p.m…