Florida Senator Frank Artiles Resigns After Calling Black Colleague A Nigga

By: Jarrod Horton

Staff Writer

Republican state Sen. Frank Artiles (AP Photo/Steve Cannon, File)

Not sure if Senator Frank Artiles was being disrespectful or simply trying to impress his Black co-workers. Either way, the Florida lawmaker for a private conversation he had last week at the Governors Club near the Capitol. Talking with Sens. Audrey Gibson and Perry Thurston, he was said to used vulgarity and the “N-Word” to describe fellow colleague Senate President Joe Negron. They filed a complaint which led to the resignation of Artiles. To read more about this story click here.  

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