Florida: Man scared to return to work after horrifying racist attack by neighbors, ‘Terrified for my life’

A GoFundMe has been launched for AJ, who is afraid of returning to work after a white couple hurled racist slurs at him in an unprovoked verbal attack.

Published on: Aug 3, 2025, 12:47:41 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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A Black man in Florida has expressed his fear of returning to work after a white couple hurled racist slurs at him in an unprovoked verbal attack. The incident was caught on camera.

Florida: Man scared to return to work after horrifying racist attack by neighbors (GoFundMe)

The man, AJ, who goes by @Jizzle on TikTok, said the incident took place while he was going door to door to hand out information about neighborhood utility upgrades.

Here’s what happened

A GoFundMe has now been launched for AJ’s four-year-old daughter. “My name is AJ, and I need your help after something I never thought would happen to me,” the GoFundMe reads. “I was simply doing my job that day going door-to-door to hand out information about neighborhood utility upgrades that people had already been notified about in the mail. I wasn’t selling anything, just leaving information like I always do.”

AJ added, “After working in the area for about an hour, I knocked on one more door. The wife opened it, and I could tell immediately she was upset. I politely said, “I’m so sorry if this isn’t a good time. My name is AJ, and I’m the project manager for the upgrades in your neighborhood.” Instead of just closing the door, she called her husband. Her husband came running out, and before I could even step off their porch, he started screaming the N-word at me, yelling, “Get off my property! Get out of my neighborhood!””

AJ stated that he began walking away when he realized the couple was coming after him. He then pulled out his phone and began recording the incident, saying, “I was terrified for my life.”

AJ added, “I have a 4-year-old daughter to take care of, and since this happened, I haven’t been able to bring myself to go back to work. That fear lives in me now. I never imagined I would be threatened and attacked with hate just for doing my job. I am asking for your help during this difficult time while I try to recover from this and find a way to provide for my little girl.”

At the time of writing this article, $62,864 had been raised of the $70K goal.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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