Lawsuit threatened over Florida's African American Studies ban



Civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he’ll sue if Governor Ron DeSantis doesn’t drop his ban of teaching AP African American Studies in Florida high schools.

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30 comments

  1. There are specialized topics that need to be reserved for liberal arts in college. Public education should focus on literacy, math, science, finances, and actual necessary topics.

  2. How come we can’t just go back to basics and teach the 3 Rs? Everybody benefits from learning reading, writing, and arithmetic. Also teach the evils of communism. No one benefits from communism except the leaders. Just ask Venezuela and Cuba and all the other countries that tried it. Communists are sweet talkers but the reality never measures up. There are no jobs for people who have degrees in Women’s studies, Black Studies, African Studies. It is just self-perpetuating in academia but of no real value in getting a real job.

  3. These people worried about AA studies being taught but black children graduating can't even read past an 8th grade level. Amazing what these people look at to be important in life…. Go learn it on your own time

  4. Lol, so many ignorant people on this thread 😳

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  6. Well Floridians nows the time to think about not voting him in 2024 .

  7. The 1619 crap is not true history .these liers know it too.

  8. This Governor is a evil person

  9. Hey blacks beaching, there is no "right" to carved-out "history." Desantis is sane; the constantly offended are bonkers.

  10. It seems like this governor has a major problem with black people. Why he didn't say no teaching of Italian (where he is from) history in the class room , that would be somewhat more justified….don't you think?

  11. I have a question for you Johnny Cochran, how is AP studies going to help African Americans get a job!?

    BTW, Anyone notice proud flat back Becky standing by her man. She probably adopted another cultures mannerisms because she doesn't know enough about her own. Other than ALL WHITE MEN are evil colonizers….WRONG!!!!!

  12. DeSatanis is beginning to metastasize.

  13. Black people get your tickets out of this country it isn't meant for us. I'm preparing my ticket out of this cesspool and joining many others back to the Motherland. I hope more of you do the same if you can.

  14. What he is trying to do is STOP racism and let the real truth be taught. You are not the only people who have suffered; Jewish people, Irish, NATIVE AMERICANS. What you are doing is keeping division going between blacks and whites. I guarantee you give your hearts to Jesus, let him change your heart and you will not feel like you do, the hatred your expounding.

  15. Stop lying. It's not about African American studies. It's the woke agenda being thrown into the course itself. These lawyers sound like they never even looked into this before spewing BS. Just want to be put into spotlight.

  16. What isn't there a lawsuit over these days

  17. These people are sad for lying like this

  18. EVERY ETHNIC GROUP AND NATIONALITY SHOULD LEARN THEIR OWN HISTORY WHERE THEY CAME FROM AND AND THEIR OWN BACKGROUND. WHY ARE THEY HERE AND NOT THERE.

  19. IT IS DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH A RACIST AND BIGOTED GOVERNMENT IN TALLAHASSEE. THEY HAVE BEEN PROMOTING BIGOTRY,DIVISION AND RACISM AMONG ALL MINORITIES SINCE THEY TOOK OFFICE.THIS LEGAL MEASURES SHOULD HAVE BE TAKEN YEARS AGO.

  20. Floridians have brought unmeasurable shame upon their ancestors who died as soldiers on Omaha beach in the fight against fascism. They burned away the star of Florida from the banner before which they lied when they spoke the oath of allegiance.

  21. No wonder why ✊🏿 kids turning into criminals, this is reason

  22. How can this happens in 2023 Vote Desantos out but sue him first $$$

  23. DeSantis loves African-American.

    DeSantis decided rejected the black because mostly black is bullying, crime, thief, no value educated, disrespectful humanity.

    DeSantis don't want it trouble for an American-Asians.

    Black parents are faulted because they didn't good advise of their children. Black parents are realized it. Black parents must be teaching of children about the bible, value educated, respectfully humanity.

    God protects, saves, blesses, heals with African, American, World, us. In Jesus Name Amen.

  24. So sad ,they just don't understand. It just goes to prove ,all the education in the world can't teach common sense!!!!

  25. Heavenly father in the name of Jesus protect Ron DeSantis and let this lawsuit fail. Father by your Spirit raised up outcry from the God-fearing people of Florida against the sodomites like Florida has never heard.

  26. Thank God for Ron DeSantis and standing against these racist sodomite dogs

  27. He didn't see that coming I'm happy to see My Black People stand up against this racist nonsense trying to appease the racist masses for votes