Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders' anger after racist killings in Jacksonville

Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use "extreme care" if travelling to Florida.

The Florida governor, also responding this week to a hurricane bearing down on much of his state, has confronted multiple challenges on race since launching his presidential campaign. He has been criticized by Republican rivals on Florida's new education standards on slavery while losing ground against former President Donald Trump, the front-runner in the GOP primary.

Virtually all of the candidates have embraced a similar message aimed at appealing to the GOP's white conservative base by downplaying the existence of racism in America and restricting LGBTQ rights. To win the general election next fall, the Republican nominee will likely need to appeal to a much more diverse group of voters. But the primary fight won't be decided for several months.

"The question is, have humans done enough to talk about racism and discrimination and the use of violence? And I think that's the responsibility of every single American -- the Republican Party, Democrat Party, no party affiliation," Scott said. Republicans have little political incentive to appeal to voters of colour -- in the primary phase of the presidential campaign, at least.

Florida State House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell argued DeSantis' policies on race combine to embolden racists and extremists.

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