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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc announced it will move its 2025 convention from Orlando due to what it calls "harmful, racist and insensitive" policies against the Black community.
The National Society of Black Engineers has changed the location of its convention next year away from Florida.
Alpha Phi Alpha believes other organizations will follow its lead and move their major events from Florida to boycott the state's racist laws.
The Sunshine State will lose out on roughly $4.6 million in economic activity, Alpha Phi Alpha's president said.
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