Nixon is the co-founder of the Melanin Market,an outdoor market which allows small business owners to sell healthy food options and connects residents to local resources.[5]
Literary works
Nixon co-authored a book with her daughter,Natalie McGriff. When Natalie was 7,in response to her low self-esteem about her natural hair,Nixon suggested the two write a comic-style children's book about a girl whose Afro puffs transform her into a powerful superhero. The Adventures of Moxie McGriff was born. The book won Florida's One Spark where they received enough funding to publish and tour the book,donating many copies to organizations that promote literacy.[6]
Food industry
Nixon,along with her daughter,own a smoothie/ice cream/sandwich shop on the Eastside of Jacksonville called Natalie’s Nook &Candy Shop. The goal is for their restaurant,is to bring healthy food options to the food insecure neighborhood.[7]
In 2024,Nixon founded a bookstore and coffee shop in Jacksonville's Northside called Cafe Resistance, which serves as a community-focused space for local organizing,after-school educational and recreational activities for children and students,and promoting black history and culture through literature and storytelling in opposition to state repression of historical accounts of African-American resistance.[8]
Florida Public Service Union
Nixon is currently Director for the Florida Public Service Union's (FPSU) Higher Education Campaign and was previously the Florida state field director for the Service Employees International Union,of which FPSU is an affiliate.
In April 2022,Nixon attempted to stage a sit-in demonstration to prevent a vote on Florida's congressional district maps.[9][10] The demonstration was ultimately unsuccessful.
In 2022,Nixon was redrawn from House District 14 to House District 13 thanks to once-in-a-decade re-districting.[11] She went on to defeat unaffiliated candidate La'Ciara Masline,NPA and on to replace Tracie Davis as Florida state House representative for District 13.[12]
On November 9,2023,Nixon introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of hostages by Hamas.[13] The Florida State House voted 104-2 to reject the resolution.[14]
Elections
Florida HD 14 map (2012 redistricting)
2020 Florida's 14th House District Primary Election[15]
Since there were no other party nominees for the office,and the two persons who had discussed running as write-in candidates withdrew,the general election was cancelled and Nixon was declared the winner.
2022 Florida's 13th House District Primary Election[16]
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