For Black History month, we should seek truth despite attempts to block education

[Guno צְבִי]

Black History is not separate and apart from American history. Or as a friend and local historian Dr. Shannon Smith put it, “It is impossible to understand the United States today without learning African American history…” And yet even today more than 50 years after the initial recognition of Black History month, the telling of Black History remains controversial due to the discomfort it produces for many White Americans.

Just how controversial is the telling of Black History? Apparently so much so that the state of Florida, led by 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, blocked the College Board from introducing their new AP course on African American studies for violating its so-called Stop WOKE act. The Florida Department of Education claimed the course “lacks educational value.”

Florida high school students can take AP courses in European History, among others, so the suggestion that the African American history course “lacks educational value” while these others are allowed begs the question of why. Florida was a slave state, part of the Confederacy, and to this day Florida recognizes three Confederate holidays: Confederate Memorial Day and the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The celebrations of slavery and the Confederacy are accepted by Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida but allowing an elective AP course on African American history is not.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-history-month-seek-truth-111311344.html

 

[Yakuda]

Black History is not separate and apart from American history. Or as a friend and local historian Dr. Shannon Smith put it, “It is impossible to understand the United States today without learning African American history…” And yet even today more than 50 years after the initial recognition of Black History month, the telling of Black History remains controversial due to the discomfort it produces for many White Americans.

Just how controversial is the telling of Black History? Apparently so much so that the state of Florida, led by 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, blocked the College Board from introducing their new AP course on African American studies for violating its so-called Stop WOKE act. The Florida Department of Education claimed the course “lacks educational value.”

Florida high school students can take AP courses in European History, among others, so the suggestion that the African American history course “lacks educational value” while these others are allowed begs the question of why. Florida was a slave state, part of the Confederacy, and to this day Florida recognizes three Confederate holidays: Confederate Memorial Day and the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The celebrations of slavery and the Confederacy are accepted by Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida but allowing an elective AP course on African American history is not.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-history-month-seek-truth-111311344.html

It's funny how the "truth" never seems to include the behavior of black people. The 13th amendment was ratified 1865 and if you listen to people today things have gotten no better. Decent people will know you're serious about truth when you're willing to look at your own behavior

 

[Yakuda]

Black History is not separate and apart from American history. Or as a friend and local historian Dr. Shannon Smith put it, “It is impossible to understand the United States today without learning African American history…” And yet even today more than 50 years after the initial recognition of Black History month, the telling of Black History remains controversial due to the discomfort it produces for many White Americans.

Just how controversial is the telling of Black History? Apparently so much so that the state of Florida, led by 2024 presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis, blocked the College Board from introducing their new AP course on African American studies for violating its so-called Stop WOKE act. The Florida Department of Education claimed the course “lacks educational value.”

Florida high school students can take AP courses in European History, among others, so the suggestion that the African American history course “lacks educational value” while these others are allowed begs the question of why. Florida was a slave state, part of the Confederacy, and to this day Florida recognizes three Confederate holidays: Confederate Memorial Day and the birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis. The celebrations of slavery and the Confederacy are accepted by Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida but allowing an elective AP course on African American history is not.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-history-month-seek-truth-111311344.html

I am on board with everyone of those regulations with one provision, we apply everyone of them on all other rights. You want to vote out your name in a national register. No more mail in loop holes where you just send in three ballots. Deal?