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A recent investigative 🔍 report from the Miami Herald 📰 proves just how much . The article notes that in 2016, the Trump campaign used a computer algorithm to analyze voters’ personal data — social media posts, credit card 💳purchases, and the like - and used it to send African Americans messages designed to prevent them from voting. In Miami-Dade county, Trump’s team targeted 116,000 Black people - roughly half of all Black voters in the county. Hillary Clinton lost Florida by just 119,770 votes.

Your voice matters. Your vote matters. African American voices deserve to be heard in each and every election.
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Attention: Georgia voters!
Today is the *LAST* day to register to vote 🗳 in the Senate runoff elections that will be held on January 5, 2021.
This election is important because the U.S. Senate has many important powers. One such power is the authority to approve federal judges 👩🏿‍⚖️ for lifetime appointments. If you know a Georgia voter, tag them in this post to remind them to register by mail or by visiting registertovote.sos.ga.gov/.
Register TODAY!

Do you know a Georgia voter 🗳? If you have friends or family that can vote in Georgia 🍑 remind them that MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 is the last day to register to vote in the critical January Senate Runoff elections. If you know a Georgia voter, tag them in this post or share it with them.

On this Throwback Thursday, we honor a pioneer in 🗳voting rights. Ms. Fannie Lou Hamer was born in Mississippi and worked as a sharecropper. As the Civil Rights Movement ⚖️ grew, Ms. Hamer became an active participant. In 1962, she was fired from the farm where she worked after she tried - and failed - to register to vote. Undeterred, Ms. Hamer dedicated herself to registering other Black Mississippians. For her efforts, Ms. Hamer was arrested, attacked, humiliated, and beaten so severely that she had to be hospitalized for a month. A co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, Hamer spoke passionately at the 1964 Democratic Convention.

Every African American who has the right to vote owes a debt of gratitude to Fannie Lou Hamer and the other activists who made this right a reality.

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As the holiday season approaches full swing, many people are looking for ways to help others. Here in Jacksonville, many 🍲 🥦 🌽 food banks report that donations are down while need has increased. African American families - in Jacksonville and elsewhere - are more likely to struggle with poverty, hunger, and food insecurity.

If you are able, please take a moment to donate time or goods to one of the many wonderful agencies in North Florida that provide resources to families in need.
Photo credit: Feeding Northeast Florida

African Americans comprise 30% of the Jacksonville population. Yet, recent studies of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) found that just 12% of the police officers in the city are African American. The problems are worse at the senior ranks. Just 6.9% of JSO sergeants are Black men (compared to 87.7% being White men) while only four of the JSO’s 60 lieutenants are African American men. (Fifty of the 60 are white.)

Black Jacksonvillians have the power to vote for leaders who will ensure that we are protected by a police force that reflects the diversity of our city and understands the unique needs of our community.

Attention Georgia voters! The U.S. Senate runoff elections will be held on January 5, 2021. The last day to register to vote 🗳 in this important election is DECEMBER 7, 2020. That’s just one week away! You can register by mail 📬 or by visiting ➡️registertovote.sos.ga.gov/. Register today to make sure you can vote in January.

Did you know African Americans are 28 percent of the registered voters in Duval County? This number is slightly less than the number of African Americans who live in the county, which is just over 30 percent. If you aren’t registered to vote 🗳, you can register now by visiting ⬇️https://registertovoteflorida.gov/home

Happy Thanksgiving🦃🥧🍁 to you and yours!

Single-parent families are often blamed for the problems faced by the African American community. Yet, a 2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣7️⃣ study found that 30% of African American children in Duval County who live in two-parent homes also live in poverty. While this poverty rate is lower than the rate for single-parent families, it proves that poverty is not the fault of individuals, but of systems ⚖️ 🎓🏩 . These systems often harm people of color.

Black Jax Pac exists to support candidates that will help change these systems so that African American children and families can grow and thrive.

The outcome of the Georgia U.S.🇺🇸 Senate races will affect many issues that matter to the African American community, including:

-The expansion of healthcare (Obamacare);
- Federal spending 💸for programs such as SNAP and Head Start;
- Federal criminal law ⚖️ and policy;
- The appointment of federal judges 🧑‍⚖️;
- And many, many more.

If you know a Georgia voter 🗳, tag them in this post. Remember, the runoff election is on January 5, but the deadline to register is December 5, 2020.