WASHINGTON(August 16, 2023)— August means back to school, and Florida’s public school education faces yet another change. In July, the Florida Board of Education approved of new standards for teaching African American history, the first recorded change in nearly 20 years. The new curriculum was and continues to be under criticism, especially between Vice President Kamala Harris and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
If you would like more context on the matter, please consider Jesse J. Holland,SMPA Associate Director, Assistant Professor of Media and Public Affairs at George Washington University. Professor Holland is an expert in black culture, race and ethnicity, political media and communications. In addition, Professor Holland is an award-winning journalist and author of the first novel featuring comics’ most popular black superhero, The Black Panther.
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