Mall of America stores are already closing in anticipation of a major Black Lives Matter protest

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Roughly a dozen stores at the largest mall in the country — Minnesota's Mall of America — have already closed their gates in anticipation of a major Black Lives Matter protest, ABC News reports. While Wednesday is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, Barnes and Noble and Starbucks are among the retailers who have chosen to cut their losses before the inevitable clashes with protesters begin.

The privately owned Mall of America has warned that any protesters who show up will be arrested; the mall also attempted, unsuccessfully, to file a restraining order against the entire Minneapolis chapter of Black Lives Matter.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.