The question of a boycott

A local NAACP leader is calling for groups to boycott the city

President Kojo Nantambu is urging events such as the CIAA to stay away from the city. The NAACP marched on Martin Luther King Jr. day to protest Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools using Monday as a snow make-up day.

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