.GovRonDeSantis gambles black voter support by spurning AP African American Studies
Earlier this month, DeSantis's administration excluded an Advanced Placement class on African American studies from state high school curriculum, arguing that the course was political and flouted state laws on education. The move was the latest in a string of actions aimed at restricting how the subject of race is taught in workplaces and classrooms."After reading through the language in the bills DeSantis signed, Trump may be a better option as the Republican nominee after all.
DeSantis signs bill restricting how Florida schools and businesses teach racism and history. https://t.co/a7SOCRZ7LK “I think the more that Black voters across the country learn about him, the more that you’ll see that there’s going to be a strong unfavorability that he’s going to have,” Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, said, per the Hill. “He takes pride in being able to say he’s standing up against the ‘woke mob,’ against these liberals, these progressive, these Black people and all of that.
Although he has not announced his 2024 plans, DeSantis is widely speculated to throw his hat in the ring for president and has consistently polled as a top-tier contender. Should he run, his chief rival, former President Donald Trump, won 8% of the black vote in 2020, compared to 92% by his rival, President Joe Biden, per Pew Research.
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