NAACP says Florida is a travel no-go zone

NAACP says Florida is a travel no-go zone

Visit Florida? Not if the national NAACP has anything to say about it.

On Saturday, the NAACP Board of Directors issued a travel advisory, urging people to avoid the Sunshine State.

“Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. Before traveling to Florida, please understand that the state of Florida devalues and marginalizes the contributions of, and the challenges faced by African Americans and other communities of color,” the advisory reads.

“Let me be clear – failing to teach an accurate representation of the horrors and inequalities that Black Americans have faced and continue to face is a disservice to students and a dereliction of duty to...

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