Black Business Owner Bounces Back After An Anti-Cop Rumor Attempted to Tarnish His Brand
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/black-business-owner-bounces-back-100057253.html
It all started after one person misunderstood Cuthbertsons encounter with local police officers hanging out in front of his business, The Falls Banquet by EventRoostr. The cops were leisurely eating and talking, but it appeared alarming because it was so many of them. After asking the officers to give him a heads up next time so many of them would be showing up, they amicably parted ways.
But an eyewitness watching from a distance went on a community Facebook page and called for Cuthbertsons banquet hall to be boycotted because the Black business owner was anti-police. While the allegation was completely false, the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd left many believing the made-up rumor.
As a result, Cuthbertson was at risk of his business failing and being destroyed by angry locals, with one enraged pro-cop advocate even threatening to set the business ablaze.
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The post came down immediately. We had customers come in and they said, Hey, I read about you in the newspaper, really sad that type of thing had to happen to you. Let us know if you need any help. Things like that, Cuthbertson said.