NAACP's Florida travel advisory meant to galvanize Black voters against DeSantis: report

This week, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Black people considering a visit or a move to the state of Florida, claiming that the state's policies are "openly" hostile to people of color and LGBTQ Americans. But according to NAACP national board of directors chairman Leon W. Russell, the advisory was mainly designed to galvanize Black voters against Gov. Ron DeSantis, NBC News reported.

“Let me be clear: We’re not calling for a boycott or a travel ban,” said Russell, who lives in Tampa. “We’re saying to Black people who come to the state or who are thinking about coming to the state that you need to be aware of what’s going on here and you need to think about how you are going to be impacted by this hate and cruelty that is being generated. You need to consider whether or not you’re going to be safe.”

The NAACP's Fort Lauderdale/Broward Branch president said the advisory is already having its intended effect.

“Since the travel advisory, our phones have been blowing up with people on the ground wanting to know more details about why the travel advisory and the policies that impact them,” Marsha Ellison reportedly said. “So, this is going to be quite effective.”

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“If you are a part of any of these communities — Black, Latino, LGBTQ — or if you stand in support of these communities, you need to work with us to think about a proactive civic engagement policy because this, at the end of the day, is about politics,” Russell said.

Russell called on Black men, specifically. “You have to get out and vote. You have to encourage your brothers to get out and vote because policies will kill you if you don’t,” he added.

Read the full article over at NBC News.