Allie Braswell: A Lifetime of Leadership and Volunteerism House District 45

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Candidate Allie Braswell Jr. has spent his entire career in leadership and volunteer roles in both the public and private sectors. As the current Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville, he utilizes his years of experience to lead Vystar’s efforts to be recognized as a model for inclusivity.

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Natalie Jackson, RIDE or DIE

NatalieJackson1By Natalie Jackson
We Didn't Win The Election But We Helped To Frame The Issues!

After January 6th, I knew that our country was at a precipice and that the hard-fought-for civil rights and freedoms that defined us, as Americas, were at stake. So, I filled out the paperwork to run for Congress on May 23, 2021, after finding out that Val Demings was leaving her seat to run for U.S. Senate.

I was the first candidate to file. I didn't know who else or if anyone else would be in the race, but I knew we needed politicians who understood that we were fighting for the soul of America…democracy, voting rights, and free and fair elections. When qualifying was over and all the candidates had filed, there were 10 Democrats and 8 Republicans in this race.

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Is the Black Media Educating the Community in Florida’s Primary?

RogerCaldwell 200The mid-term election in 2022 will be extremely important to Black people, and people of color in America. Voting is our voice, and voting is power. But in 2022 voting has become a popularity contest, and there appears to be fewer forums about platforms and issues.

In 2020, there were over 150 million Americans who voted in the president election, and this was the largest number in the history of the country to vote. Americans should be proud of this accomplishment, but some of the Republicans are calling the election illegitimate and President Biden did not win.

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Community Steeple Media Endorsed Candidates

Go VoteI know that there are multiple candidates to choose from in each category or district. Here is the individual candidate for each of five areas that Community Steeple Media endorses. You may have heard a little about them or even a lot. Each of these five has worked behind the scenes for years to make your lives better.

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Top Candidate Natalie Jackson Snubbed by Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida

TigerBayClub vs NatalieJacksonBy Lawrence A Robinson
Here is an open letter from Natalie Jackson, candidate for Congress Fl- 10 with some comments from social media.
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EVEN THOUGH I'M POLLING IN THE TOP 3 CANDIDATES...I WAS NOT INVITED TO THIS DEBATE! WHY??
Here is an email that I wrote to Greg Fox WESH the moderator of the debate:
Subject: Tiger Bay Club Debate


Good Evening Greg: I see on the Tiger Bay Club of Central Florida website that you will be hosting the debate on August 3rd. I spoke with the president of the Tiger Bay Club to find out why I was not invited or included in the debate. He told me that he only included the top six money raisers in the race.

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