Black leaders from across Florida gathered via Zoom to discuss the Florida Legislature’s responsibility to meet the needs of its constituents.
The discussion Tuesday was hosted and sponsored by Equal Ground , a nonprofit organization, ahead of Equal Ground’s Day of Action at the state Capitol in Tallahassee on Wednesday.
The Day of Action features dozens of community leaders and voters from across the state meeting with lawmakers and attending committee hearings to advocate against legislation promoted by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The governor’s legislation targets Florida’s communities of color, reproductive freedom and schools and teachers, said Jasmine Burney Clark, founder of Equal Grounds, a Black-led organization working to expand Black political power in Florida.
Its goal is bringing together a coalition of Black-led community partners from across the state to send a message to lawmakers and discuss the impact that DeSantis’ legislation has had on Black Floridians and other marginalized communities.