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DeSantis has ‘Blood On His Hands’ in Racist Killings says FL State Rep

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Left to Right: Three people were murdered by a White Supremacist at a Florida Dollar Store: 52-year-old Angela Carr, an Uber driver who had just dropped off a customer at the store; 19-year-old AJ Leger, a store employee; and 29-year-old Gerald Gallant, a loving father. Video Still/MSNBC, The ReadOut with Joy Reid.

Editor’s note: A white supremacist walked into a Dollar Store in Jacksonville, Florida and killed three people on August 16, 2023. Please listen to the short video (link below) where Joy Reid on MSNBC, who hosts The ReadOut, interviews Florida State Representative Angie Nixon and Bishop William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, about the killings. They discuss the racist history of Florida, the role Florida Governor DeSantis has played in creating the climate for such killings today, and a plea for all people to come together to stop the hate and killings.

View the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExDL7FIacm8

Also see Democracy Now! interview on Jacksonville Shooting:
Rep. Maxwell Frost Blasts DeSantis for Pushing Bigotry & Ignoring Gun Violence
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/29/rep_maxwell_frost_on_jacksonville_shooting
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