Florida tourism boycott builds with Alph Phi Alpha decision
More than three decades ago, Black activists led an economic boycott against Miami’s tourism industry after city officials rescinded an offer to present the city’s keys to Nelson Mandela.
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More than three decades ago, Black activists led an economic boycott against Miami’s tourism industry after city officials rescinded an offer to present the city’s keys to Nelson Mandela.
WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In his dissent of the Regents of Southern California v. Bakke case (1978), Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote, “The position of
Alpha Phi Alpha decided to pull its 2025 convention out of Florida in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis' policies — and they think they won't be the last.
Two months after the NAACP issued a formal travel advisory for Florida, two major Black organizations are moving their conferences elsewhere, and advocates hope the momentum will carry over to elections in 2024 and beyond.
The oldest Black fraternity and a host of other companies and organizations are boycotting the state’s anti-Black and extremist policies.