Desmond Meade speaks to students in Florida Memorial Universityâs Construction Trades program. COURTESY OF MIAMI DOLPHINS
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
MIAMI GARDENS â On April 27, Florida Memorial University (FMU) hosted a book signing event with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC), in partnership with the Miami Dolphins and Lennar Foundation.
Students from FMUâs Certificate Program in Construction Trades program had the opportunity to hear from FRRC President and Executive Director Desmond Meade and were provided a copy of his book âLet My People Vote: My Battle to Restore the Civil Rights of Returning Citizens.ââ
The memoir recounts Meadeâs personal journey and activism to restore voting rights to returning citizens who have served their terms following Floridaâs passage of Amendment 4 in 2018. Copies of the book given to students were purchased by the Dolphins from African American owned Pyramid Books in Boynton Beach.