Yet another organization is pulling its annual conference out of central Florida. This time, it’s the largest black fraternity in the country. Thanks for joining us after the game. I’m Deborah Cho. Now the group is blaming politics for this decision. Fox 35, Stephanie Monte is live in studio with
More on why this move was made. Stephanie. Alpha phi Alpha is the oldest and largest black fraternity. The organization says because of the governor’s policies, they won’t hold their convention here in Orlando. We have been hearing from our membership that they did not want to take our convention to a
Place where we are not respected. The Alpha Phi Alpha Convention was supposed to be held at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in 2025. But as the general president, Dr. Willis L Lancer, the third, explains, they’re taking it somewhere else. He blames Florida’s, quote, hostile policy, saying the final straw was the new
Standards for black history and Florida schools. The governors policies having just been unveiled yesterday, if you will. They have been unfolding for some time. And we gave a yeoman’s try to try and stick in there with Florida. But when those insults are that high, we are not going to spend our
Dollars in places that we are not respected. This is not the first cancellation we’ve seen recently. The Con of Thrones convention in August was canceled. Organizers blaming the political atmosphere. Three other organizers also canceled their conventions due to politics, according to the Orange County Convention Center visit, Orlando says hotel
Bookings from June to August are up 15% compared to this time last year. But they have gotten calls from concerned travelers and earlier this summer, the NAACP put out a travel warning saying Florida is hostile to African Americans. Mayor Jerry Demings released this statement at the time, hate is never
Welcome here. Orange County is a caring, compassionate and welcoming community. Certainly respect the mayor and any local governmental entity. But we are concerned about the state of Florida and we’re concerned about the policies that are shaped, shaping what’s happening in Florida now, comparing it to other conventions, Alpha Phi
Alpha claims it would have brought $4.6 Million dollars to our local economy. I did reach out to the governor’s office for a response to this
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