The video shows hundreds of participants in a show of solidarity and support entering the establishmentA viral video shows a flash mob descending onto and supporting a woman's shop to keep its doors open. Images: Wagner VilasRead also
"A flash mob in Atlanta came together to support a Black-owned business by buying out the entire store to help the owner stay in business.""On our way to bless a Black woman-owned business was to close down. This is a blessing to be a blessing. She won't be going out of business on our time. We're here to help."
At one point, the shop owner can be seen and heard appearing overwhelmed after the hoard descends onto her store. "This is all I ever wanted. All I ever wanted was to see a line out here and the store full," she is heard saying in part, to loud cheers and applause.The emotional scenes garnered nearly 850,000 views within 15 hours of publishing, attracting 41000 likes, 7300 reposts and over 2200 replies."They should have done that during BLM protests, not burn the businesses down. That would have been a much better message and would have been better received.