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May 22 2023
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NAACP issues travel advisory for Black Americans traveling to DeSantis' Florida: 'Openly hostile'
The NAACP issued a formal travel advisory for the state of Florida, arguing the state, under Gov. Ron DeSantis' leadership, "has engaged in an all-out attack on Black Americans" and other minority groups.
"Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals," the formal advisory states on the NAACP's website. "Before traveling to Florida, please
Fox News (Online News)
May 23 2023
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NAACP, HRC Issue Florida Travel Advisories
Two prominent national civil rights groups — the NAACP and HRC — have issued travel advisories to Florida over a spate of policies they say are hostile toward Black Americans, immigrants, people of color, and LGBTQ individuals. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People issued a travel advisory on Saturday, warning of the Sunshine State’s charged political atmosphere and
Metro Weekly
May 22 2023
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Liberal NAACP Urges Travel Ban on Florida
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 joined the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), a Latino civil
Newsmax (News)
May 25 2023
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Florida travel warnings intensify by civil rights groups
A growing chorus of leading civil rights groups are issuing travel warnings about visiting Florida amid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ increasingly hostile laws toward women, minorities, immigrants, and the LGBTQ community. On Tuesday, The Human Rights Campaign, which is the country’s largest LGBTQ organization, issued an updated travel advisory designed to highlight laws passed by the state’s Republican-
The Seattle Times
May 24 2023
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5 Organizations Double-Down On Travel Advisory Against Florida
The Human Rights Campaign and Equality Florida are the latest advocacy groups to issue a travel advisory warning for Florida. The two organizations published a joint press release on the Human Rights Campaign website, a decision that has been hastened as the state’s legislation grows increasingly stricter. In the past year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who NBC News reports will soon be
Black Enterprise
May 23 2023
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There's Been Yet Another Florida Travel Advisory
In what could very likely be a reaction to Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) coming announcement that he is running for president, yet another leftist organization has issued a travel advisory for Florida. On Tuesday afternoon, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) became the latest to do so, this time with regards to "Florida’s most anti-LGBTQ legislative session in history." If such an advisory sounds
Townhall
May 23 2023
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Another gay group warns against travel to Florida
The nation's largest LGBT rights advocacy group on Tuesday joined a state group in issuing a travel advisory warning gay travelers of the alleged risks of moving to or visiting Florida. The Sunshine State has faced intense scrutiny from LGBT groups over its Parental Rights in Education law that critics have maligned as a "Don't Say Gay" bill. The state has also banned gender treatments for
Just The News
May 23 2023
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White House sidesteps NAACP travel advisory question
The Joe Biden administration stopped short of endorsing a “travel advisory” from the NAACP regarding Florida. But in comments made at the White House, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre endorsed the fundamental contentions at the heart of the warning from the civil rights group as well as one from the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) last week, while vowing the administration
Florida Politics
May 23 2023
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Rick Scott slams 'fearmongering' NAACP travel advisory
As the NAACP targets Florida’s current Governor with a travel advisory, his predecessor is mounting a defense, and offering a travel advisory of his own. During a radio interview on WDUN-AM of Georgia, U.S. Sen. Rick Scott ripped the NAACP for issuing a warning against travel to the Sunshine State in the wake of Ron DeSantis’ policies, suggesting the prominent civil rights group was just
Florida Politics
May 22 2023
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NAACP Issues Travel Advisory for ‘Openly Hostile’ Florida
The NAACP issued a travel advisory for Florida over the weekend to warn potential tourists of state laws and policies that the group sees as hostile to LGBT people and people of color.
The advisory is in response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “aggressive attempts to erase Black history” and restrict diversity, equity and inclusion programs in Florida schools, the advisory said.
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