African American history

Amid the "woke" controversy, Freedom schools aim to keep teaching African American history.

The College Board says changes will be made to its new AP African American studies course, after critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life. The course gained national attention this winter when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would ban the course in his state.

High school and college students are expected to participate in the walkout.

DeSantis started the media conference showing some of the pages from the books that have been flagged.

American philosopher Cornel West spoke in Tallahassee during a panel discussion about social justice issues on Saturday, a few days before lawmakers meet in regular session.

Florida Gov. DeSantis' pugnacious approach to issues involving race, sexual orientation and public health has pushed him to the front of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

Olympia Baylou had a successful career in finance for many years before she switched to teaching middle school full time.

We also feature WUSF audio postcards highlighting Black history this month.

On this week's Florida Roundup, we discussed Gov. Ron DeSantis' education policies, interim New College President Richard Corcoran getting a pay bump of nearly $400,000 over his predecessor, and explain ESG investing.

On Black History Month, listeners share their stories about discovering their connections to the past. We hear from a white woman who recently discovered that she has Black ancestry.

Said Sharpton: “Our children need to know the whole story. Not to not only know how bad you were, but to know how strong they are."

Tensions became public after the state rejected several topics that were proposed for inclusion in an Advanced Placement African American studies course.