Celebrating Dr. King has to be more than just a holiday. And when I look at my home state of Florida, the place where I was born and raised the state where I love, I really wouldn’t want to live anyplace else, we know that voter suppression is no stranger, unfortunately, to Florida.
Demings reflects on the significance of Dr. King's legacy in the context of ongoing voter suppression in Florida.
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