Black-Owned Bakery In Columbus, Ohio Forced To Close After Racist Threats

A Black-owned bakery in Columbus, Ohio closed its doors on Sunday after management said they received racist threats.

Bake Me Happy, located in Merion Village on the city’s Southside, closed for employee safety, according to a post on the business’ Facebook page.

“Due to numerous racially charged threats to our Merion Village location today, we have decided to close for the safety of our employees,” the post read, in part.

The news stunned the community, causing many to come to the bakery and place hearts all over the facade. Letha Pugh, the bakery’s co-founder, says her store was having one of its better weekends for business since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, however that exciting news was short-lived.