In a video shared via Instagram, South Florida hip hop cultural icon Luther Campbell, known as “Uncle Luke,” has spoken about being an advocate for the Haitian community in the race for Florida’s 20th Congressional District. Citing a seven-year record of direct service and unique access to federal power, Campbell’s remarks frame his candidacy not as an ambition, but as a community necessity.
“I’m just keeping it a buck,” Campbell told his followers in the video post. “You need me more than you ever needed me in life.”
The core of Campbell’s argument for why he can best support the community lies in his claim of being the only person in the race capable of engaging with the nation’s top leadership. He issued a direct challenge to his competitors to match his political reach.
“If anybody else in this race that can go have conversation with Donald Trump and have a conversation with Marco Rubio and show them to me… I will sit my black ass down,” Campbell stated.
However, Campbell was most emphatic when discussing his history with the Haitian diaspora. Pushing back against political rivals in the Democratic primary, he asserted that his commitment to the community is grounded in years of direct action rather than campaign rhetoric.
“I ain’t new to supporting Haitians,” Campbell said. “Ain’t a Haitian person in this race that has did more for Haitian peoples than me. I coached at a high school, Haitian high school for the last seven years. I got nothing but Haitian kids, [and] mothers who can’t even speak English.”
Campbell detailed the intimate realities of this work, describing how he employs a team of interpreters to bridge the gap between families and the collegiate system. He shared emotional accounts of helping students find paths to higher education, even when their families are facing the most precarious of circumstances.
“I’ve got mothers crying and thanking me, thanking God that I got their kid in a college,” he said. “But mothers who came over don’t even have no paperwork.”
The response from the community on social media has reinforced Campbell’s narrative of long-term loyalty. Supporters recalled Campbell’s advocacy dating back to the 1980s, a time when the Haitian community in South Florida faced significant systemic discrimination. One long-time resident of Little Haiti noted that Campbell, alongside other local figures, “stood with us, put us on the map, and advocated for our community” during a time when few others would.
Other followers corroborated his work on the ground, with one commenter noting they had personally seen Campbell on various college campuses across the country “working to sell his players” to recruiters.While some skeptics have questioned the timing of his message as the August 18, 2026, primary approaches, Campbell’s supporters have been vocal about his authenticity. As one supporter wrote, “They stood up for our rights, fought against discrimination, and showed us compassion when many others turned away.”
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