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‘You don’t want this smoke’: Philly NAACP protests Union League honor for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Hours before Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was set to be honored at the Union League in Philadelphia, demonstrators decried the award, calling it a “slap in the face” to Black and brown people.

Protesters gathered outside of the Union League condemning their decision to award their Union League Gold Medal to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday.
Protesters gathered outside of the Union League condemning their decision to award their Union League Gold Medal to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday.Read moreHeather Khalifa / Staff Photographer
    by Chris Brennan
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