The NAACP's Florida State Conference has voted unanimously in favor of issuing a travel advisory for Black people, urging them to avoid visiting or moving to the state.

The Florida State Conference's vote came in direct response to the government's recent crackdowns on education, which has restricted topics involving racism and LGBTQ+ identities, requiring books in schools to be approved by a state trained media specialist. Governor Ron DeSantis and his administration recently blocked a nationally taught AP African American History class for having a "political agenda."

Adora Obi Nweze, the chair of the NAACP Florida State Conference, said in a statement that the state has engaged in "eradicating our historical contributions to this nation," while also making light of the problems facing communities of color today.

“There is no ‘feel good’ version of the horrors and inequalities that Black Americans have faced or continue to face," she said. "Slavery, Jim Crow, and lynchings followed by ongoing school segregation, mass incarceration, police brutality, housing discrimination, health care disparities, and wage gap are all tough truths to face. Misrepresenting the reality of our history promotes ignorance and apathy."

DeSantis recently responded to the Conference's vote, saying via Local 10: “What a joke! Yeah, we will see how effective that is."

Daniella Pierre, president of the Miami-Dade NAACP branch who was part of the conference on March 18, reiterated that "this is not a stunt or a joke for the NAACP."

“We are cautioning people, when they come here, you are going to experience what we are experiencing,” she said. “Anytime there are policies that are going to be put in place that are going to impact and disrupt the quality of life of Black people and all people of color, we take that very seriously.”

The resolution will now go to the NAACP's national convention, who will review proposals this year between May and July. When the Missouri chapter issued a travel advisory in 2017 warning visitors that their civil rights were at risk of being violated, it was approved and recognized by the national convention.

Board of Directors Chairman of the national convention Leon W. Russell also voiced his support for the advisory. After the blockage of the AP African American History class, as well as bans at the college level on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and gender studies classes, Russell said that the Conference's vote is "a clear indication of just how egregious Governor DeSantis' actions are."

"Be clear - Black history is American history," he wrote. "We are proud of our Florida State Conference for meeting this moment with the equal aggression and intention that is a necessary response to these attacks. Any location in America where our history has been erased does not offer us, or our children a bright future."