black history

Rep. Dianne Hart, D-Tampa, released a statement Friday that accompanied a letter urging DeSantis and state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz to revise the standards.

A statewide coalition of faith leaders has pledged to teach African American history, after the uproar over Florida’s new African American history standards.

The middle school standards approved by the Florida state education board say students should learn about "skills" learned by slaves that could be "applied for their personal benefit." Several historians who have studied slavery cast doubt on this lesson’s educational value.

Alpha Phi Alpha says it's moving its 119th anniversary convention from Orlando due to “Governor Ron DeSantis’ harmful, racist, and insensitive policies against Black communities.”

The vice president's last-minute visit Friday came in response to Florida's controversial new rules on the teaching of Black history.

The vice president will speak against new state standards for teaching Black history, including a suggestion that slaves benefited by learning new skills.

Teachers and Democratic lawmakers said the standards present only half the story about Black history — including the idea that slaves benefited from new skills.

Faith leaders and members of the Northside Coalition left Wednesday morning for a rally in Tallahassee.

With an extensive and rich Gullah Geechee heritage, Jacksonville’s Black culinary roots run deep.As The Jaxson’s Ennis Davis tells us, our city’s…

Editor's Note: The lecture referenced in this story has been rescheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19 at 8 p.m. Reairings are scheduled at midnight and 6 a.m. on…