*Two people involved in the Alabama riverboat brawl are selling merchandise related to the incident.
Reggie Ray and Tammie Howard launched the ‘Alabama Brawl Collection’ after they were exploited when other people capitalized on their likeness from the August 5 melee, according to TMZ.
The “unisex items retailed at $12.99 to $59.99, the collection includes tees, sweatshirts, hoodies, caps, water bottles and mugs that read slogans like “Chairman for Justice,” “Fade in the Water,” and “Lift Every Chair and Swing,” Complex writes.
Ray was captured on camera hitting white people with a folding chair during the Montgomery brawl. He was ultimately charged with disorderly conduct. He teamed with fellow brawl member Howard and attorney Jehan “J” Carter to start a line of merchandise inspired by the wild confrontation.
The collection calls on customers to “celebrate the bravery of the Alabama Brawl.”
We reported previously that the fracas began on the Montgomery Riverfront when a group of white people refused a Black dock worker’s request to move their pontoon boat from a space reserved for the city’s riverboat, which was carrying 227 passengers.
Viral videos show a confrontation between Kittrell’s deckhand, Damien Pickett, and pontoon boaters. Pickett attempts to reason with the intoxicated group, and video shows him attempting to push the pontoon boat a few feet to make room for the riverboat. Bystander video shows a white man rushing Pickett and punching him in the face. Several others joined in on the assault and reportedly hurled racial slurs at the Pickett.
Several Black bystanders quickly rushed in to help Pickett, including a “heroic” young man named Aaren, who swam across a river.
Bro with the chair went straight WWE on them 😭💀💀 pic.twitter.com/hHvAiTWPIp
— Shannonnn sharpes Burner (PARODY Account) (@shannonsharpeee) August 6, 2023
The brawl ended with five individuals being charged.
“As our police department investigates these intolerable actions, we should not become desensitized to violence of any kind in our community,” Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed posted on X after brawl, per Complex. “Those who choose violence will be held accountable by our criminal justice system.”
Meanwhile, Howard and Ray intend to sue anyone using their likeness or trademarks without permission.
READ MORE: Riverboat Captain Says Montgomery Melee Was Racially Motivated
