Exhibit on Black cowboys opens at African American Museum in Dallas
An exhibit on the role African Americans played in settling the West has opened in Dallas."Black Cowboys: An American Story" opens Saturday at the African American Museum at Fair Park.
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Florida's AP African American studies ban should raise alarm elsewhere, lawmaker saysFlorida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course 'wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts.' He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond.
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US governor defends ban on African American history courseThe Republican leader of the US state of Florida defended his ban on an African American studies course Monday, railing against its pushing of 'social justice' topics such as 'queer theory.'He argued Monday that the purpose of education was the 'pursuit of truth,' and not to use schools as 'an instrument of what they consider social justice and social change.'
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Florida Bans African American Studies CourseFlorida is barring high school students from taking a new advanced placement course on African American studies, claiming the lessons run “contrary” to state law and that it “significantly lacks educational value.” What do you think?
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