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Gay couple renew vows on stage with Edward Sharpe and Magnetic Zeros
While some big names in the recording industry are boycotting North Carolina to protest H.B. 2, its controversial law discriminating against LGBTQ people, the indie folk band Edward Sharpe …
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NAACP calls for boycott of North Carolina over HB2, voting rights
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An economic boycott by the NAACP is the latest fallout over North Carolina‘s so-called bathroom bill and other conservative policies.
The civil rights organization …
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Incoming governor doesn't support national boycott of North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina‘s Democratic Governor-elect Roy Cooper is opposing the state NAACP leader’s call for a national economic boycott to pressure state lawmakers into …
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HB2 is still the law in North Carolina and so the boycott goes on
The San Francisco Symphony says it has canceled two scheduled appearances next spring at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill because of a state law limiting LGBT protections …
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Charles Barkley: I may boycott the North Carolina All-Star game
NBA superstar Charles Barkley has never been quiet about his support for LGBT rights, but the player-turned-sportscaster took a strong stand against North Carolina‘s new anti-LGBT …
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NBA, NCAA confirm their boycotts of North Carolina stand as HB2 repeal fails
After North Carolina failed to repeal House Bill 2 (HB2), the law which allows for the discrimination of the LGBTQ community, the NBA and NCAA have reconfirmed their boycotts of …
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Restoring the Voting Rights Act honors John Lewis
… foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, resulting in a fractured skull.
Related: NAACP calls for boycott of North Carolina over HB2, voting rights
To honor Lewis’s life and legacy …
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North Carolina furniture market loses business... because of HB2?
A world-renowned furniture market shows a significant drop in interest a year after calls to boycott the North Carolina event over a state law that limited discrimination protections for …
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Multi-billion dollar NC furniture market reports attendance drop after HB2
… Market Authority CEO Tom Conley didn’t respond Monday when asked how much calls to boycott events in North Carolina over House Bill 2 are to blame.
The taxpayer-supported …
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Backlash against N.C's anti-trans law is destroying small businesses
… says.
Facebook ads about the tours drew angry comments, with some people calling for a boycott of North Carolina.
“We started getting comments like, ‘we’ll never come your way …