‘Florida is openly hostile toward people of colour’: Civil rights group issues travel advisory in US state
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Florida is openly hostile toward people of colour’: Civil rights group issues travel advisory in US state

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The south-eastern US state of Florida is a popular tourist destination for most Americans but some civil rights groups now think that the place has become “hostile for black individuals”. The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People, a civil rights group, has issued a travel advisory warning people not to travel to Florida because of the promulgation of laws championed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis that are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.” NAACP joined the League of United Latin American Citizens and LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Florida in issuing advisories in the state. The CEO and President of NAACP, Derrick Johnson, said, “Under the leadership of Governor DeSantis, the state of Florida has become hostile to Black Americans and in direct conflict with the democratic ideals that our union was founded upon.” “He should know that democracy will prevail because its defenders are prepared to stand up and fight. The NAACP issued an advisory stating, “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of colour and LGBTQ+ individuals.

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DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians: Opinion
1 month ago

DeSantis represents a clear and present danger to Black Floridians: Opinion

Raw Story  

The misshapen world that Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, Leonard Leo, and other MAGA extremists are attempting to cement into every aspect of American life is deeply rooted in racism, sexism, and ethnonationalism. As governor, DeSantis has arrogantly manipulated the instruments of political and legislative power not just to deride and disparage African Americans, but also to disassemble Florida’s relationship with …

Florida's Official Tourism Website Quietly Scrubs 'LGBTQ Travel' Page
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Florida's Official Tourism Website Quietly Scrubs 'LGBTQ Travel' Page

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida’s official tourism website has quietly scrubbed a page promoting local LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations, in what has been widely interpreted as another in a long series of steps meant to intimidate, persecute and marginalize the LGBTQ+ community under the state’s conservative governor, Ron DeSantis. VisitFlorida.com’s “LGBTQ Travel” section ― which featured links to the state’s “top 10 …

New College of Florida trashed hundreds of books — including many focusing on LGBTQ and race issues
7 months ago

New College of Florida trashed hundreds of books — including many focusing on LGBTQ and race issues

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. New College of Florida students, activists and alumni …

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law stripped of ‘most dangerous and discriminatory’ impacts under lawsuit settlement
1 year ago

Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law stripped of ‘most dangerous and discriminatory’ impacts under lawsuit settlement

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Two years after a group of Florida families and LGBT+ civil rights groups sued …

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs
1 year ago

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

Associated Press  

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday. “The sad reality is, for many Black student-athletes, collegiate sports may be their sole opportunity at achieving the upward mobility necessary to propel them into their rightful places in society.” It’s unclear how …

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs
1 year ago

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and …

Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there's demand
1 year, 2 months ago

Florida welcomes students fleeing campus antisemitism, with little evidence that there's demand

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ron DeSantis this week directed the state’s universities to make it easier …

At Florida's only public HBCU, students watch warily for political influence on teaching of race
1 year, 2 months ago

At Florida's only public HBCU, students watch warily for political influence on teaching of race

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At Florida's only public historically Black university, some students now fear political …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville
1 year, 6 months ago

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis faces Black leaders’ anger after racist killings in Jacksonville

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Ron DeSantis scoffed when the NAACP issued a travel advisory this spring warning Black people to use “extreme care” if traveling to Florida. The leading civil rights group argued that the state’s loose gun laws and the Republican governor’s “anti-woke” campaign to deny the existence of systemic …

Florida Lawmaker: Ron DeSantis Has 'Blood On His Hands' After Jacksonville Shooting
1 year, 6 months ago

Florida Lawmaker: Ron DeSantis Has 'Blood On His Hands' After Jacksonville Shooting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon slammed the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis, in emotional remarks after a white man shot and killed three Black people in what officials described as a “racially motivated” attack in Jacksonville on Saturday. The lawmaker criticized DeSantis, who has condemned the attack, after he said “targeting people due to their race has no …

Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards
1 year, 7 months ago

Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards

Associated Press  

MIAMI — Dozens of teachers, students and labor leaders marched to a Miami school district headquarters Wednesday to protest Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history, which have come under intense criticism for what they say about slavery. The protesters who marched to the School Board of Miami-Dade County objected to new curriculum standards that, among other things, require teachers …

Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards
1 year, 7 months ago

Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards

LA Times  

Dozens of teachers, students and labor leaders marched to a Miami school district headquarters Wednesday to protest Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history, which have come under intense criticism for what they say about slavery. The protesters who marched to the School Board of Miami-Dade County objected to new curriculum standards that, among other things, require teachers to instruct …

Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards
1 year, 7 months ago

Florida education commissioner skips forum on criticized Black history standards

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Leaders of a forum on Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history encouraged parents to let their discontent be heard by showing up at local school board meetings, sending feedback to the state’s Department of Education and voting. Hundreds of lawmakers, teachers and parents crowded into Antioch Baptist Church in Miami Gardens on Thursday night to …

Black Fraternity Moves Florida Convention Because Of Ron DeSantis
1 year, 7 months ago

Black Fraternity Moves Florida Convention Because Of Ron DeSantis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Alpha Phi Alpha, the nation’s oldest Black fraternity, said it will no longer hold its 2025 convention in Orlando, making it the latest group to switch venues out of disdain for policies implemented by Florida’s hard-right Republican governor, Ron DeSantis. Willis L. Lonzer III, the fraternity’s president, said in a Wednesday statement that DeSantis had set in …

House Dems slam 'racist tropes' in new Florida K-12 history curriculum
1 year, 7 months ago

House Dems slam 'racist tropes' in new Florida K-12 history curriculum

Raw Story  

Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost led the letter against "bigoted teaching standards in Florida that want kids to learn that Black people received 'benefits' from being enslaved." Four Black Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday joined the growing chorus of critics opposing "racist tropes" in Florida's new K-12 history curriculum, which includes teaching middle school students "the resurrection …

Harris says Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis are ‘propaganda’
1 year, 7 months ago

Harris says Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis are ‘propaganda’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris said extremists want to “replace history with lies” as she traveled to Florida on Friday to assail Republican efforts to overhaul educational standards, plunging into a battle over schooling that has rippled through classrooms around the country. In Salt Lake City on Friday, DeSantis doubled down on earlier arguments that the new curriculum was …

Harris targets Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis
1 year, 7 months ago

Harris targets Florida rules on Black history pushed by DeSantis

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She added that “there is so much at stake in this moment: …

David Furnish hits out at Ron DeSantis for ‘diabolically anti-Christian’ policies against LGBTQ+ people
1 year, 9 months ago

David Furnish hits out at Ron DeSantis for ‘diabolically anti-Christian’ policies against LGBTQ+ people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Florida governor and 2024 presidential …

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda
1 year, 9 months ago

DeSantis wants to model America after Florida. Civil rights groups are sounding alarm on his ‘hostile’ agenda

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Governor Ron DeSantis has inflicted deep and lasting damage upon our state, eroding the …

NAACP's Florida travel advisory meant to galvanize Black voters against DeSantis: report
1 year, 9 months ago

NAACP's Florida travel advisory meant to galvanize Black voters against DeSantis: report

Raw Story  

This week, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for Black people considering a visit or a move to the state of Florida, claiming that the state's policies are "openly" hostile to people of color and LGBTQ Americans. But according to NAACP national board of directors chairman Leon W. Russell, the advisory was mainly designed to galvanize Black voters against Gov. …

NAACP Florida travel ban: Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice blasts Ted Cruz
1 year, 9 months ago

NAACP Florida travel ban: Martin Luther King’s daughter Bernice blasts Ted Cruz

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Texas Senator Ted Cruz found himself denounced by the daughter …

Opinion: Florida’s censorship of ‘diversity’ efforts are a tantrum born of white guilt
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Florida’s censorship of ‘diversity’ efforts are a tantrum born of white guilt

LA Times  

In our country, privilege for one often means oppression for another. In a landscape of deepening racial responsibility, the embrace of terms such as “equity” and “inclusion” alongside diversity pushes past demographic representation or positive workplace and classroom dynamics, compelling us all to ask: What have people of color been denied that white people have received? For a moment Americans …

Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws
1 year, 9 months ago

Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws

Associated Press  

ORLANDO, Fla. — The NAACP over the weekend issued a travel advisory for Florida, joining two other civil rights groups in warning potential tourists that recent laws and policies championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals.” The NAACP, long an advocate for Black Americans, joined the League …

Director At Florida Liberal Arts College Likens Ron DeSantis’ Takeover To ‘Fascism’
1 year, 11 months ago

Director At Florida Liberal Arts College Likens Ron DeSantis’ Takeover To ‘Fascism’

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Gov. He further ripped a DeSantis official’s expressed desire to turn the small liberal arts school into a conservative “Hillsdale College of the South.” One newly appointed trustee said this could inspire other conservative state legislators to “reconquer public institutions all over the United States.” Hillsdale College is a small private Christian school in Michigan that has …

Ron DeSantis is engaging in ‘fascism’, says Florida Democrat
2 years ago

Ron DeSantis is engaging in ‘fascism’, says Florida Democrat

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democratic Representative Maxwell Frost criticised his home state Governor Ron …

Ron DeSantis Is On A Mission To Make Florida Dumb, And It's Spreading
2 years ago

Ron DeSantis Is On A Mission To Make Florida Dumb, And It's Spreading

Huff Post  

During a recent press conference, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that his state would be blocking a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies over its inclusion of “queer theory” and ideology related to prison abolition, claiming that doing so would spare children from “a political agenda.” “We believe in teaching kids facts and how to think, but we …

DeSantis family honors Black History Month
2 years ago

DeSantis family honors Black History Month

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis held a reception at the Governor’s Mansion Friday to honor Black History Month, just days after civil rights advocates marched to the Capitol and college students walked out of classrooms in Tallahassee to protest the DeSantis administration’s handling of a college-level African American studies course for Florida high schoolers. The reception celebrating Black …

Essential Politics: Ron DeSantis versus the College Board
2 years, 1 month ago

Essential Politics: Ron DeSantis versus the College Board

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies from being taught in high schools. Ron DeSantis, a potential candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is threatening to cut his state’s ties with the College Board, the organization that develops Advanced Placement classes for college-bound high school students. Next, DeSantis and Florida conservatives turned their …

Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack
2 years, 1 month ago

Opinion: Three little letters that have Florida’s Ron DeSantis on the attack

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Khalil Gibran Muhammad is the Ford Foundation professor of history, race and public policy at Harvard Kennedy School and director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project, or IARA. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School Erica Licht Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at Harvard Kennedy School Now DeSantis is going a step …

Group asks how African American course violates Florida law
2 years, 1 month ago

Group asks how African American course violates Florida law

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The organization that created a …

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Celebrates Black History Month In The Worst Way
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Celebrates Black History Month In The Worst Way

Huff Post  

Illustration:Jianan Liu/HuffPost Photo:Getty Images If a middle school student at a public school in Sarasota County, Florida, wants to read “Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You” by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi, one of their parents will have to be notified first. “Happy Black History Month — now let’s ban a book that says racism is wrong!” Tallulah Brand, a …

Florida is officially a laboratory for fascism in America
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida is officially a laboratory for fascism in America

Raw Story  

Ron DeSantis is not a "mini-Trump" or some other diminutive. As part of his authoritarian project, DeSantis is enforcing thought crime laws that forbid the teaching of AP African-American studies in high school and other courses and programs across Florida's school system that examine questions of power, race and systemic inequality. DeSantis and his agents recently declared that the AP …

Column: How Gov. Ron DeSantis bullied the College Board over Black studies — and why he was wrong
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: How Gov. Ron DeSantis bullied the College Board over Black studies — and why he was wrong

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis before signing the “Stop Woke Act” in April. After reviewing the College Board’s draft curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American studies, Florida Gov. On Wednesday, less than two weeks later, the College Board came out with a revised plan, omitting or downgrading some of the more controversial pieces of the curriculum, including sections on …

Black history AP class rejected in Florida catches on
2 years, 1 month ago

Black history AP class rejected in Florida catches on

The Independent  

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Florida governor backs ban on diversity lessons in state colleges
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida governor backs ban on diversity lessons in state colleges

Al Jazeera  

Ron DeSantis, the governor of Florida in the southeast United States, has announced plans to block state colleges from having programmes on diversity, equity and inclusion, as well as critical race theory. DeSantis, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, has heavily criticised critical race theory, which examines systemic racism, along with programmes about diversity, equity and inclusion, commonly known as …

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies
2 years, 1 month ago

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies

NPR  

Critics say Florida aims to rewrite history by rejecting African American studies Enlarge this image toggle caption Lynne Sladky/AP Lynne Sladky/AP Florida's department of education, under the leadership of Republican Gov. DeSantis has been using Black students as political pawns in his quest to build power and conservative outrage, and the Florida State Board of Education has long enabled him," …

DeSantis calls Black history course ‘indoctrination.’ What do the authors Florida criticized say?
2 years, 1 month ago

DeSantis calls Black history course ‘indoctrination.’ What do the authors Florida criticized say?

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because “we want education, not indoctrination.” Florida Gov. DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because “we want education, not indoctrination.” It was revealed last week that the Florida Department of Education recently told the College Board it …

Florida’s rejection of Black history course stirs debate
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida’s rejection of Black history course stirs debate

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. DeSantis said his administration rejected the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course because “we want education, not indoctrination.” It was revealed last week that the Florida Department of Education recently told the College Board it would bar the course unless changes are made. The state then issued a chart late Friday that …

Florida's rejection of Black history course stirs debate
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida's rejection of Black history course stirs debate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. DeSantis said his administration rejected …

Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says

NPR  

Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker says Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP Florida's education department has blocked a proposed Advanced Placement course focused on African American studies, calling it a form of political indoctrination and a violation of state law. Education School board member talks Florida's block of AP African American …

Florida says AP class teaches critical race theory. Here's what's really in the course
2 years, 1 month ago

Florida says AP class teaches critical race theory. Here's what's really in the course

NPR  

Florida says AP class teaches critical race theory. Here's what's really in the course Enlarge this image toggle caption Octavio Jones/Getty Images Octavio Jones/Getty Images Florida's Department of Education has rejected an Advanced Placement course covering African American studies — saying the class indoctrinates students to "a political agenda." Sponsor Message "There's nothing particularly ideological about the course except that …

DeSantis lambasted for ‘authoritarian’ ban on African American studies course in Florida high schools
2 years, 2 months ago

DeSantis lambasted for ‘authoritarian’ ban on African American studies course in Florida high schools

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Education officials said the advanced placement, or AP, course – which allows high school …

Florida blocks high school African American studies class
2 years, 2 months ago

Florida blocks high school African American studies class

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has blocked a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies from being taught in high schools, saying it violates state law and is historically inaccurate. Florida education officials did not specify exactly what content the state found objectionable but said, “As presented, the content of this course is inexplicably contrary to …

Florida teachers move to block DeSantis questions on CRT
2 years, 2 months ago

Florida teachers move to block DeSantis questions on CRT

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Florida college professors on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block Gov. Ron DeSantis from requesting spending data on diversity, equity and inclusion and critical race theory programs in state universities. The Republican governor in late December requested that state colleges submit spending data and other information on programs related to diversity, equity and …

Ron DeSantis orders Florida universities to report funds spent on critical race theory
2 years, 2 months ago

Ron DeSantis orders Florida universities to report funds spent on critical race theory

Daily Mail  

Governor Ron DeSantis wants public Florida universities to disclose all government funds spent toward programs, classes and other initiatives related to diversity, equity, inclusion and the teaching of critical race theory. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis laid out his plans for his second term in an approximately 20-minute speech that many saw as a blueprint for a presidential run in 2024 …

Ron DeSantis Mocks LGBTQ People In Campaign Mailer To Florida Voters
2 years, 4 months ago

Ron DeSantis Mocks LGBTQ People In Campaign Mailer To Florida Voters

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Florida Gov. The mailer attacks DeSantis’ Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist, using a slew of misinformation, including that President Joe Biden’s student loan plan will force “hard working Floridians to pay back student loans for degrees like Gender Studies and French Poetry.” The mailer, which a Fort Lauderdale resident shared with HuffPost, shows a photo of Crist and …

Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed
2 years, 7 months ago

Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed

NPR  

Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed Enlarge this image toggle caption Rebecca Blackwell/AP Rebecca Blackwell/AP JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say. "The way they have reconfigured — redrawn the district in Duval County …

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race
2 years, 10 months ago

Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill to limit discussion of race

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law new guidelines Friday involving race-based discussions in businesses and schools as part of his campaign against critical race theory, which he called “pernicious” ideology. “CRT is not taught in K-12 education here in our public schools.” DeSantis’ focus on culture war issues involving race, gender and the coronavirus have made …

Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past
3 years, 2 months ago

Florida could shield whites from ‘discomfort’ of racist past

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A bill pushed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that would prohibit public schools and private businesses from making white people feel “discomfort” when they teach students or train employees about discrimination in the nation’s past received its first approval Tuesday. “At no point did anyone say white people should be held responsible for what happened, but …

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