Topic - Leon Russell

"Once again, hate-inspired state leaders have chosen to put politics over people. Governor Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida have engaged in a blatant war against principles of diversity and inclusion and rejected our shared identities to appeal to a dangerous, extremist minority," Leon Russell, the chair of the NAACP Board of Directors, said in a statement adjoining the advisory.

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