Leader of marching band protest inside Edwards’ McDonald’s is banned

HENDERSONVILLE – A vocal critic of U.S. Rep Chuck Edwards is banned from his six Henderson, Haywood and Transylvania County McDonald’s restaurants after leading a protest inside one of them with a marching band.

Healthcare advocate Leslie Boyd, 73, is a leader of the Poor People’s Campaign and co-founder of the activist group Asheville Fights Back Network.

She participated in a March 8 protest organized by the progressive activist group PERSIST of Henderson County at Edwards’ Spartanburg Highway restaurant along with the protest marching band Brass Your Heart…

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