Florida’s Controversy Over Racism (B)

The course exploring the contributions of African Americans in fields like literature, arts and humanities, and political science. Still, the department’s rejection is the latest in a growing movement in the state aimed at monitoring curriculum and conversations about race, largely spearheaded by governor Ron DeSantis.

“Florida is where woke goes to die.”

And parents like Tina Descovich, the founder of conservative group, Moms for Liberty.

“We’re trying to all love each other equally. And now in this class they’re telling you that colorblind is a horrible thing. It’s a bad thing. ‘You need to see the color.’ ‘You need to separate people out.’ And, you know, we reject that.”

The course is currently being piloted in a small number of schools before it’ll be rolled out nationwide to any school that wants to add it as an elective course. Now while Florida does have a mandate to teach African American history, that course will remain rejected unless the college board decides to change the curriculum to fit the standards set by DeSantis’ office. Whit?

Ike Ejiochi, our thanks to you tonight.

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