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By Anslem Samuel | Published April 16, 2012 | Full size is 620 × 480 pixels

JENNIFER CARROLL Carroll is the Trinidadian born Florida Lt. Governor. She is the first Black and first female elected to this office in the state’s history. She formerly served in the Florida House of Representatives and is the highest elected Black Republican in the U.S. Carroll could have a bright future in Republican politics, but to my dismay, most Americans (even Blacks) have never heard of her. Part of the reason is her lack of a personal political organization. Unfortunately, she is making the same mistake that elected Black Republicans have made forever—not building their own political machine. If she doesn’t correct this mistake, she to will end up in the Black Republican museum of anonymity.

JENNIFER CARROLL

Carroll is the Trinidadian born Florida Lt. Governor. She is the first Black and…