'It's a moment of history for us': will black voters shape Florida's future?

The prospect of electing the state’s first black governor is expected to boost African American voter turnout

It has been nearly two years since Florida’s black voters mostly stayed home on election day and, in the eyes of some, gave Donald Trump a free pass to win the state and the White House. To Quina Malone, it was a mistake that cannot be allowed to happen again.

Malone has been fired up for months about November’s midterms, and after spending most of this year knocking on doors and speaking at community meetings around Florida for the African-American advocacy group Color of Change, she is convinced black voters have regained their enthusiasm.

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