2023-08-01 23:44:00
“They try to erase and even rewrite the ugly parts of our history. Right here in Florida they plan to teach students that enslaved people benefited from slavery. They insult us in an attempt to gaslight us, in an attempt to divide and distract our nation with unnecessary debates,” Harris said Tuesday from the Orange County Convention Center.
During her participation in the ‘African Methodist Episcopal 20th Women’s Missionary Society Quadrennial Convention,’ Harris used her speech to decline DeSantis’ invitation to discuss Florida’s new black history standards.
“Now they are trying to legitimize these unnecessary debates with a recently arrived proposal for a politically motivated roundtable. I am here in Florida and I will tell you, there is no roundtable, no conference, no invitation that we will accept to discuss an undeniable fact,” he added. the vice president
This is the second time Harris has shared his criticism in Florida, having done the same in July during his visit to Jacksonville.
“There were no redeeming qualities of slavery. As I said last week when I was back here in Florida, we will not stop denouncing and fighting the alleged extremist leaders who try to prevent our children from learning our true and complete history,” he insisted from Orlando.
The Florida Board of Education recently approved new school policies, including a new slavery curriculum. Teaching staff are to instruct high school students that slaves developed skills that might be applied to their personal benefit.
DeSantis, who is running for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, was also criticized by a rival for the Republican nomination, US Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only black Republican in the Senate.
Historically Black College Fraternity Says Florida Policies ‘Hurtful, Racist and Insensitive’
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity announced this week that it will move its 2025 convention from Orlando to another yet-to-be-decided location. According to the fraternity, the convention attracts between 4,000 and 6,000 people and has an economic impact of $4.6 million.
Responding to criticism of the new curriculum, DeSantis said Friday that he was “standing up” for Florida “ once morest false accusations and lies. And we will continue to tell the truth, ”he insisted.
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Florida students will return to the classroom with changes approved by the State Board of Education, new measures that have caused controversy among some sectors.
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– The use of pronouns that do not correspond to the biological sex of the student is prohibited. Which means that boys should be called he and girls her. This change prevents teachers and school staff from calling them something else and using their favorite pronouns.
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– The prohibition of teaching regarding gender identity and sexual orientation to all grades, known by its detractors as the ‘Don’t Say Law’ law, is extended.
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– The use of public restrooms is prohibited according to the gender identity of the student.
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– There is also a new curriculum on teaching slavery. Teaching staff are to instruct high school students that slaves developed skills that might be applied to their personal benefit.
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“They now want you to determine that our slaves also learned, that slavery helped them learn skills. What a disaster this is! Slavery is abominable,” exclaimed Johanna Lopez, a member of the Florida House of Representatives for District 43.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and other civil rights organizations issued a Florida travel advisory this spring, warning that recently passed laws and policies are openly hostile to African-Americans, members of ethnic minorities and the LGBTQ+ community.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential nomination, has come under fire over Florida’s new education standards. Among those who have criticized the Florida governor is a rival for the Republican nomination, US Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only black Republican in the Senate.
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Responding to criticism of the new curriculum, DeSantis said Friday that he was “standing up” for Florida “ once morest false accusations and lies. And we are going to continue to tell the truth,” he added.
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