Women of the Divine Nine sororities #StrollToThePolls in viral photo encouraging people to vote.
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way, but as dance instructor and southeast Atlanta dance studio owner Maisha Land put it, “let the Lord have his way.”
It’s something her grandmother used to say. It’s also what she credits for the viral sensation of the image that took off Wednesday after getting mentioned on ABC’s “The View.” A day earlier, author Lawrence Ross tweeted the photo, which was actually a screenshot of a promo meant to encourage people to cast their vote on Election Day. In it, members of the Divine Nine sororities stroll around the ramp in Vine City near Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
It wasn’t the most accurate depiction, however ― Land said members of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. were cropped out and it didn’t include credit for the footage, which came from independent documentary cinematographer, Mario Page.
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