There’s plenty of news coverage today of packed stores and crowded malls as shoppers do their best to score Black Friday deals. Shoppers at the Galleria Mall in Richmond Heights, Mo., were in for disappointment, though, when they found that many stores were closed due to an invasion of Michael Brown protesters marching through the mall and staging a mass “die-in.”
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Protest at the St. Louis Galleria, about 100 chanting "Stop shopping, join the movement." https://t.co/5lpiVtuZnu (va @deray) #Ferguson
— News2Share (@N2Sreports) November 28, 2014
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#BlackFriday #ferguson protests at St. Louis Galleria. pic.twitter.com/0vjWB0qtxo
— Eric Kayne (@photokayne) November 28, 2014
BREAKING: #Ferguson Galleria forced to close doors after protestors stage a "die in" protest. #NotOneDime pic.twitter.com/cK63LDheei
— Urban Cusp Magazine (@UrbanCusp) November 28, 2014
Protest right now at the Galleria Mall. #ferguson https://t.co/CyCpdJAtre
— Lorena de la Cuesta (@LorenadlaCuesta) November 28, 2014
Now yelling "We shut s*** down!" Demonstrators on both floors. pic.twitter.com/vqi14IF0QC
— Chris Hayes (@ChrisHayesTV) November 28, 2014
Shops locking doors & gates. pic.twitter.com/3LyLIQeKpw
— Chris Hayes (@ChrisHayesTV) November 28, 2014
Upper floor shaking furiously at Galleria. pic.twitter.com/p1qXpQg8tL
— Chris Hayes (@ChrisHayesTV) November 28, 2014
#Ferguson protest #galleria #ShutItDown #BlackFridayBlackout pic.twitter.com/uUQTugK8qD
— Paulina Leonovich (@Polly_evro) November 28, 2014
The protest summed up in one sign at Galleria Mall in STL #NotOneDime pic.twitter.com/JTCqbHOyhM
— James Queally (@JamesQueallyLAT) November 28, 2014
Unexpected shoppers waiting for stores to open back up at the #stl galleria after a protest inside the mall pic.twitter.com/U0PlMOwD45
— TheNobleJournalist (@noblejonesontv) November 28, 2014
Galleria Mall shut down in St. Louis area at 2pm on Black Friday as 200+ protesters show up. Millions of dollars in commerce halted.
— Toluse Olorunnipa (@ToluseO) November 28, 2014
“Protesters” shut down commerce in Ferguson, Mo., by burning at least a dozen businesses to the ground earlier this week. Shutting down the Galleria will really teach those businesses a lesson.
Wowww…I was supposed to work at the Galleria from 6am-noon. Then 10am-4. Now, the mall is shut down. #Ferguson
— Brianna Arps (@BriannaArps) November 28, 2014
Peaceful protesters shut down the Galleria in St. Louis. Retailers and their employees are losing money in sales and paychecks. #Ferguson
— Mama Zimmerbun (@mrszimmerbun) November 28, 2014
Im on my way to work at the Galleria and I see police cars and helicopters #BlackoutBlackFriday
— Paige Alyssa (@MsPaigeAlyssa) November 28, 2014
"@MikeRushKSDK: Hundreds of protesters show up at Galleria. Many stores shut down, but Galleria still open.
Why? Blacks work there too.
— Dr. W (@LetsGoWVPower) November 28, 2014
What's the purpose of shutting down Galleria? No blacks work there? #BlackLivesMatter #Ferguson
— GeorgeKevin (@agoodeye) November 28, 2014
Welp good job no work for me today cause they shut the galleria down
— ? (@IBetIGetRich_) November 28, 2014
@DLoesch I'm sick of these protestors! Taking food off the table of the minimum wage worker. #Protestorslackcommonsense cuff-n-stuff all
— Preston1911 & Proud (@t_preston24) November 28, 2014
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Who is going to protest when the St Louis Galleria workers can't pay their bills? Where will the outrage be then? #Ferguson #stlouisgalleria
— Adrienne N Sharp (@AdrienneNSharp) November 28, 2014
@DLoesch They don't give a damn about workers or anything else-just their nihilistic agenda.
— Watchman (@Neganbat) November 28, 2014
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