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March 26, 2010 at 4:48 pm | Posted in Flash Mob News and History | Leave a commentFrom an interview with ALLISON KEYES from Tell Me More at NPR
It starts with a text message or a tweet telling hundreds of young men and women to show up at a certain place. This phenomenon is known as a flash mob; and for years it’s involved a fun activity such as massive snowball or pillow fights. But in Philadelphia, flash mobs involving hundreds of young men and women, mostly African-American, led to vandalism and violent behavior. Guest host Allison Keyes speaks with Shai Ben Yaacov, a reporter with WHYY in Philadelphia.
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