Florida Shooting Sparks Backlash
Tensions have risen between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Black communities in Florida following a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville that killed three Black people over the weekend. At a vigil for the victims, DeSantis had to speak over loud boos from the largely Black crowd. DeSantis has pushed policies like changing how slavery is taught in schools and redistricting a Black congressional district that has angered and outraged many Black voters and leaders in the state. Black national organizations have stopped holding conferences in Florida and issued a travel advisory for Black Americans visiting the state.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:02 Tensions have risen between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and black communities in Florida
00:06 following a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville that killed three black people
00:09 over the weekend.
00:10 At a vigil for the victims, DeSantis had to speak over loud boos from the largely black
00:14 crowd in attendance.
00:16 DeSantis has pushed policies like changing how slavery is taught in schools and redistricting
00:20 a black congressional district that have angered and outraged many black voters and leaders
00:23 in the state.
00:25 Black national organizations have stopped holding conferences in Florida and issued
00:28 a travel advisory for black Americans visiting the state.
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