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![Jennifer Pippin, president of the Indian River County chapter of Moms for freedom, attends Jacqueline Rosario's campaign event in Vero Beach, Florida, on October 16, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0629-moms-for-liberty-400x300.jpg)
Historians Condemn Philly Museum for Hosting Right-Wing Moms for Liberty Event
Moms for Liberty aims “to obstruct the professional responsibilities of historians,” one historians' group said.
![Historian Clint Smith Speaks on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across US](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/SEG1-Smith-Juneteenth-Protest-1-400x300.jpg)
Historian Clint Smith Speaks on Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across US
Smith says he recognizes the federal holiday marking Juneteenth as a symbol, “but it is clearly not enough.”
![Black student looking at book in library shelf](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/06/2023_0619-student-400x300.jpg)
This Juneteenth, We Are at War Over Our Right to Teach Black History
The right is trying to make truth-telling about U.S. history illegal because it fears the end of white supremacy.
![Patrice Frasier teaches Advanced Placement African American Studies, for the first time ever, at Baltimore Polytechnic on September 28, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/GettyImages-1247009441-400x300.jpg)
Amid Attacks From Right, Racial Justice Curricula Gain Momentum in Blue States
As some states rush to restrict what can be taught, other localities are mandating a more inclusive curriculum.
![An illustration of Norman Rockwell's The Problem We All Live With -- a painting depicting a young Ruby Bridges being escorted to her school by U.S. Deputy marshals -- being erased by a white hand in a way that removes Ruby's brown skin specifically.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/04/2023_0414-history-erasure-400x300.jpg)
Educators and Publishers Are Fighting the Right’s Attempt to Erase Black History
The right has compiled a glossary of words like “abolition” and “equity” that it deems suspect in classroom contexts.
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Gen Z Congressman Says Ron DeSantis Is Governing Florida Like a Fascist
Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost condemned DeSantis's policies attacking LGBTQ and Black youth in the state.
![A group of Florida International University students, staff and community members participate in the Fight for Florida Students and Workers protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis's recent actions to remake higher education at state universities and colleges, on February 23, 2023, in Miami.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0228-florida-400x300.jpg)
Following Walkout, Students and Educators Keep Resisting DeSantis’s Censorship
As legislation targeting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students and educators mounts, advocates say they refuse to sit idly by.
![Angela Davis on Assassination & Legacy of Malcolm X, Her Exclusion from AP Black Studies and More](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/SEG2-Angela-MalcolmX-400x300.jpg)
Angela Davis Discusses Malcolm X’s Legacy and Her Removal From AP Black Studies
Davis says Malcolm X's legacy is still vital to understanding racism, power and justice in the United States and beyond.
![Patrice Frasier teaches Advanced Placement African American studies at Baltimore Polytechnic on September 28, 2022, in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0216-ap-400x300.jpg)
Decades of Racial Bias Preceded College Board’s AP Black History Course Changes
The College Board still seems to feel comfortable disappearing the Black educational experience.
![Dr. Jovan Lewis, center, listens during as the California Reparations Task Force meets to hear public input on reparations at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, California, on September 22, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/02/2023_0213-california-reparations-400x300.jpg)
California Reparations Task Force Pushes for More Systemic Reforms
Black Californians say a one-time payout is only a start, they must have equal access to resources like health care.