In an extraordinary display this week in the state House chamber, Black Democrats loudly chanted, wore T-shirts that read “Stop the Black Attack,” and staged a sit-in protest that shut down debate over African American representation in the redistricting process. “When Black votes are under attack, we stand up and fight back,” the crowd of Black lawmakers yelled on the House floor. For years now, that’s not always been the case in the GOP-controlled Legislature, where Black lawmakers and Democrats often get rolled over as Republican legislators approve their conservative agendas.
— source orlandoweekly.com | Apr 27, 2022