Buttigieg asks Al Sharpton if it's okay to eat chicken using his hands.

The Hill: Buttigieg seeks black vote by lunching with Al Sharpton.

[Buttigieg] ordered fried chicken, collard greens, and macaroni and cheese, at one point asking Sharpton if it was correct to eat the fried chicken with his hands.

No details are available why Buttigieg didn't discuss his 2012 firing of South Bend's first black Police Chief Darryl Boykins, which is an issue the media seems uninterested in pursuing. Chicago Crusader:

After his termination, [Police Chief Darryl] Boykins filed several lawsuits, claiming he was wrongfully terminated. He also sued the city for racial discrimination and won in 2013. That same year, the white officers sued  the city for invasion of privacy and defamation. They won $500,000.
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South Bend’s Black community is still struggling to heal from the wounds left by Boykins’ termination. Buttigieg’s silence over the incident and refusal to release the audio tapes is making the recovery even more difficult. Few Blacks in the city have attended Buttigieg’s presidential rallies since he launched his campaign earlier this year. Most are lily white liberals who are excited to see Buttigieg make his historic run for the White House.

Fired Police Chief Darryl Boykins