Florida Travel Warnings Spark Organizing Efforts and Controversy

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Source: The Guardian US
Florida Travel Warnings Spark Organizing Efforts and Controversy
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The NAACP's travel advisory warning of Florida's "active hostility" towards minorities is just the beginning of a campaign to engage voters in the state and nationally, according to the organization's leaders. The group rejected calls for an economic boycott of the state, instead urging people to support entertainment centers and companies that support diversity, equity, and inclusion. The advisory follows a similar statement from the advocacy group Equality Florida, which warned of risks to LGBTQ+ people. The NAACP is optimistic that voters will take developments in Florida to the ballot box next year.

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