Activists Seek Coca-Cola Boycott, Claiming Company Too Quiet Over Georgia Voting Law Changes

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Activists Seek Coca-Cola Boycott, Claiming Company Too Quiet Over Georgia Voting Law Changes

Benzinga2021-03-29

Activists in Georgia are attempting to organize a boycott of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) for not coming out strongly against the state’s new voting law. The Activists’ Demands: Leaders of the AME...

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