Qasim Rashid, Esq.Jan 19, 2023

One day after quoting MLK on MLK Day, Florida MAGA Gov Ron DeSantis cancels AP African American Studies Program, saying it ‘Lacks Educational Value’

This is literally white supremacist talking points & a reminder how much these people still hate MLK today.

Indeed, DeSantis banning AP African American Studies is a reminder of that old quote -- White privilege is when your history is the curriculum and every other history is an elective.
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Show threadFrankRock
@QasimRashid Florida is a deep deep deep shade of red. There is no turning that place around.
Jan 19, 2023 at 11:50amWeb
Show threadJohn Mark OckerbloomJan 19, 2023
@FrankRock @QasimRashid Florida already got turned around once, and one big reason it's now as "red" as it is is vote suppression. For example, Floridians voted to abolish felony disenfranchisement (disproportionately affecting Black citizens) some time ago, but the GOP govt add payment and filing requirements to regain voting rights, and made some highly publicized raids and criminal charges on Black people who attempted to vote w/o satisfying those requirements (after they were told they had).