Charlotte’s two professional sports franchises and two universities have canceled their partnerships with a North Carolina home security company after the firm’s CEO told an activist he should focus on black-on-black crime rather than the George Floyd protests.
A few hours after Gill apologized, the NFL’s Carolina Panthers said they were ending their relationship with CPI. The athletics programs at North Carolina State and the University of South Carolina followed suit on Sunday, as did the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets and the minor-league baseball team Charlotte Knights.
The controversy began when Jorge Millares of Queen City Unity sent out a mass email calling for action in response to the death of George Floyd.