B.E. article on APhiA Arizona Boycott.

[Phrozen1ne]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

While I understand and appreciate what boycotters are trying to do, on the other hand, why punish the business owners who do not support the bill? I think it would have been a great move for Alpha Phi Alpha (among others) to have found an Arizona-based business that was vocal about opposing the bill and then given that person/company all their business.

With time constraints and what was needed to pull off this convention, I don't think that would have been possible. Nice idea though.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by Phrozen1ne

With time constraints and what was needed to pull off this convention, I don't think that would have been possible. Nice idea though.

I agree.

To be clear, I appreciate the praise that Earl Graves gave Alpha. You don't see that very often and it was appreciated.

Alpha Phi Alpha has strong reasons for boycotting Arizona, and one might say that the reasons are intrinsically tied to the soul of our organization. I'm not one to say "do your research" because you'd have to know what you were looking for, but I will say that Alpha was always intended to be a social justice organization, regardless of race.