By Nora Eckert and Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Watch
This summer, amid the country’s roiling pandemic and racial unrest, Sage Conrad hung signs outside of the café her parents own. The simple message: “Black Lives Matter.”
Conrad, the shop’s general manager, also placed signs at an adjacent boutique she owns in the Door County town of Baileys Harbor. The family has typically kept business apolitical, but Conrad felt the moment’s gravity called for the gesture.
Most of Conrad’s customers applauded the message. But several longtime customers left angry voicemails vowing to never return. Another showed up to shout disapproval, she said.
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