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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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Haymarket Books Will Provide Free Black History E-Books to Florida Students
Books are "dangerous to those in power.... that's why we publish them," Haymarket Books said in a press release.
“Florida Is a Laboratory of Fascism”: Scholars Discuss Fight Over Black History
DeSantis is using Black history as a political pawn, says E. Patrick Johnson, whose work was purged from the curriculum.
Ron DeSantis’s Attack on Black Studies Is Textbook Proto-Fascism
Florida’s unapologetically racist governor, Ron DeSantis, has effectively declared war on the Black freedom movement.