Report: MLB Boycott Likely to Negatively Impact Black-Owned Businesses in Atlanta

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Major League Baseball’s boycott of Georgia over its election integrity law will likely have a negative impact on Atlanta’s black-owned businesses, according to a report by the Daily Caller.

Atlanta’s businesses are 30 percent black-owned, and it has been estimated the state will lose out on more than $100 million due to the MLB’s decision to move the 2021 All Star Game out of the city.

The Daily Caller reports:

Black-owned businesses in Atlanta could acutely feel the revenue loss. Nearly 30% of Atlanta’s businesses are black-owned, landing it the fifth-place spot on career resource website Overheard on Conference Call’s ranking of “Best Cities for Black-Owned Business in 2021.”

Savannah, where 23% of businesses are black owned, was the 20th best city in the ranking, Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in February.

MLB intended to play the exhibition game at the Atlanta Braves’ Truist Park, but moved the location due to the new voter laws which are aimed to curb alleged voter fraud. Among other things, the law requires voters to provide a photo ID when they submit an absentee ballot.

“Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views. I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.

Democrats and the left have perpetuated numerous falsehoods about the Georgia election integrity bill, claiming, among other things, that it is racist because of its requirement for an ID to submit an absentee ballot.

Governor Brian Kemp recently explained in an op-ed, the bill “requires all voters to provide a driver’s license or a free state ID card number to request and submit an absentee ballot. This would replace the cumbersome signature match process, thereby significantly streamlining – and securing – absentee ballot verification and tabulation. Every Georgia voter must already present some form of photo ID to vote in-person.”

The MLB has been called out for its hypocrisy after requiring fans to present a photo ID to pick up tickets at will call: