by John Fund & Wendell Cox
African Americans are thriving there — moving to the state, buying homes, and building businesses.
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NAACP President Derrick Johnson delivers remarks at the opening plenary session of the National Association for the Advancement for Colored People’s annual convention in Detroit, Mich., July 22, 2019.
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The NAACP recently issued a travel advisory for the State of Florida, claiming that “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans.” People should avoid travel to Florida, the advisory said, because of the state’s “regressive” education and social policies that the NAACP considers objectionable.
Fact-checkers at the Washington Examiner countered that “Florida is, overall, a safe and prosperous place for black Americans based on a wide range of metrics.”
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John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.
About the Author
Wendell Cox is a senior fellow at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.
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The NAACP recently issued a travel advisory for the State of Florida, claiming that “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans.” People should avoid travel to Florida, the advisory said, because of the state’s “regressive” education and social policies that the NAACP considers objectionable.
Fact-checkers at the Washington Examiner countered that “Florida is, overall, a safe and prosperous place for black Americans based on a wide range of metrics.”
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About the Author
John Fund is National Review’s national-affairs reporter.
About the Author
Wendell Cox is a senior fellow at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.
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