Some of you are just learning about David Jolly after he clinched the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida yesterday. You are researching him, watching interviews, following him on social media, and learning where he stands on the issues.
But I want you to watch this video because I think it tells you something about Davidโs heart.
As someone who has supported David from day one, this Juneteenth video is probably my favorite video of his campaign.
David talks about the history of Juneteenth, the history of emancipation right here in Florida, and why knowing and teaching our history matters. Because understanding where we came from does not divide us. Knowledge strengthens us.
Floridians know what has happened to Black history under our current governor. We have watched our public schools become a battleground over what parts of our history can be taught and how they can be discussed.
David sees it differently.
The more we know about one anotherโs history, the stronger we are. We can understand our individual pasts while still forging a path forward together.
One Florida.
If you are just getting to know David Jolly, start here. Watch this.
BREAKING: Democrat Josh Turek just dropped this epic new ad featuring President Obama endorsing his campaign for U.S. Senate in Iowa. Turek has a real chance to defeat MAGA Republican Ashley Hinson and flip the state blue. This is incredible.
The Trump administration erased Jackie Robinson, the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Navajo Code Talkers from government websites.
Now Trump and Republicans want to erase Black history from the Smithsonian.
At first I thought, nope. This can't be real. But, I was wrong. We currently live in a climate where hate is making a comeback. It's not something people are shying away from anymore.
"The only minority destroying America is billionaires. Trans people are 1% of the population. Muslims are 1% of the population. Undocumented people are 1% of the population. We are focused on the wrong 1%.โ James Talarico Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Texas.
White people love to talk about Black people cannot build their own cities and towns we did. They bombed them. They burned them down.. and killed thousands of Black people. And the government use redline and gentrification and urban renewal to get rid of them.. they could not just leave us alone.
African-American men invention save millions of lives in this country. The ambulance also known as freedom House was founded in the city of Pittsburgh in 1967 by a group of black men.. black history.
They tested that exact situation, a BLACK family home appraisal was low, they hired someone to help and all they did was remove all family photos and use a WHITE couple to show "their" home and it was appraised with a higher value. SAME exact home ๐ณ๐ณ
๐จ "You go to Nigeria... the most corrupt nation in the world."
Mike Wallace thought he had Minister Louis Farrakhan cornered on 60 Minutes.
Farrakhan's response?
๐ฅ Pure fire. "Has Nigeria dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Have they killed off millions of Native Americans?
How dare you put yourself in the position of moral judge?
With that much blood on America's hands, you should keep quiet!"
When Wallace asked for a more corrupt country?
"Yeah... I'm living in one." ๐ฏ
Truth hits different.
The West loves pointing fingers at Africa while ignoring its own graveyard of hypocrisy.
Nigeria and Africa will rise on our own terms.
No lectures needed.
Who else remembers this classic?
๐ฅ๐ฅ Farrakhan cooked Wallace..