Ron DeSantis may inspire fear in some, but these kids aren't among them. (via TheReidOut Blog)
Spoken like a willful idiot.Wednesday’s news conference at the state Capitol in Tallahassee
“As I have gone through my years of schooling as a Black kid in Florida, I have realized that I have not learned much about the history or culture of my people outside of my parents and close relatives," said Elijah Edwards, a 10th grader.But after I heard that there might be an African American studies AP class, I was ecstatic."
Juliette Heckman, an 11th grade student, condemned the"ignorant opinions" that led the state to block the course. Speaking of people like DeSantis who want to prohibit the course, she said, “It is not fair for our education to be constricted under the ignorant opinions of those who reject a course that is designed to only advance our understanding of the world around us.”
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