Posted on May 23, 2023

Civil rights groups warn tourists about traveling to Florida

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The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are "openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals."

The NAACP, long an advocate for Black Americans, joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino civil rights organization, and Equality Florida, a gay rights advocacy group, in issuing travel advisories for the Sunshine State, where tourism is one of the state's largest job sectors.

The warning approved Saturday by the NAACP's board of directors tells tourists that, before traveling to Florida, they should understand the state of Florida "devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color."

Civil rights groups warn tourists about traveling to Florida

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

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Hypocrites. First of all, at least one of them lives there! Second, many have recently vacationed there and third, Florida leads in the success of black owned businesses.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Truth ma'am Lt Col Charlie Brown

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COL John McClellan

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And yet, my state is becoming increasingly dangerous. Hence, the warnings.

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Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis

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COL John McClellan - This is factually incorrect. Overall, FL death rates between 2001 and 2021 have been getting better.

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https://www.flhealthcharts.gov/ChartsReports/rdPage.aspx?rdReport=MortalityAtlas.Dashboard_MortalityAtlas1

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Maj John Bell

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COL John McClellan - https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-florida/#:~:text=Year%20over%20year%2C%20general%20daily%20concern%20in%20Florida,increasing%20overall%2C%20which%20matches%20rising%20rates%20of%20concern.

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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth

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Good for thee but not for me...HYPOCRITES!!! Do as I say not as I do...Democrat 201.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/naacp-leader-defends-living-florida-despite-orgs-travel-warning-havent-told-anybody-leave

Lt Col Charlie Brown LTC Trent Klug MSgt John McGowan Cpl Vic Burk Sgt (Join to see) CWO4 Terrence Clark CPL Douglas Chrysler SGT Jim Arnold MSgt James Parker LTC Stephen F. SGT Steve McFarland SGT Mark Anderson SMSgt Lawrence McCarter CMSgt (Join to see) SPC Gary C. COL Randall C. Sgt (Join to see) LTC David Brown

NAACP leader defends living in Florida despite org's travel warning: 'We haven't told anybody to...

NAACP chairman Leon W. Russell claimed on Monday that criticism for him living in Florida despite supporting a travel advisory against the state was “bull----."

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

Posted >1 y ago

Read about this on another thread shipmate PO1 William "Chip" Nagel

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CPO David R. D.

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Interesting fact about the deaths. I did a little research and looked up Jacksonville, FL since it's the only city in Florida to make the list. Jacksonville's population estimate, based on the 2020 Census, has it at 54.5% White and 30.7% Black, and then a host of other Races. Latinos and Hispanics only make up 10.9%, yet the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), is protesting and warning Latinos and Hispanics from traveling to Florida.
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/jacksonvillecityflorida,US/PST045222

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COL John McClellan

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Looking at those cities at the top of that graph, you can see very quickly that these are gross numbers, not per capita, and that the chart correlates fairly directly with all the biggest cities in America - exactly what you would expect. NOW - go find the chart for excess violence based on per capita, and see what locations you get as the top returns...

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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COL John McClellan - A person will probably find South Bend Ind. on that one sir.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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SFC John Davis - Thank you for the added info share brother.

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