What was happening to the Grecian widows in Acts 6?

Les explains that the Grecian widows were non-Palestinian Jewish widows—Jews who had lived a generation or two outside Palestine and had assimilated into Gentile nations, taking those nations’ languages and customs while keeping their Judaistic practices. When they came to Jerusalem, they were considered outsiders. In this account, these widows were being cheated, pushed aside, and neglected in the daily ministration, the daily dole of food and clothing. The twelve apostles, with Peter as the headman, called the disciples together and said it was not reason to leave the Word of God and serve tables. Les notes that many Bibles call these men the first deacons, but the Bible does not call them deacons; they played much the same role as a deacon.