Posted on Jul 27, 2023
Oldest Black fraternity pulls out of Florida convention due to African American history standards...
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A prominent national Black fraternity has pulled its yearly convention out of Florida, following uproar over the state’s new African American history standards for K-12 students.
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 decision came after the state recently revealed its new African American history standards which includes teaching that slavery was beneficial to some of the enslaved. It follows a decision earlier this year by DeSantis to ban an AP African American History course.
The convention which was scheduled to take place in 2025 would have brought an estimated $4.6 million dollars to the Central Florida area.
Alpha Phi Alpha's announcement comes months after an NAACP travel advisory warned against visiting the state. Read the full statement here.
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 decision came after the state recently revealed its new African American history standards which includes teaching that slavery was beneficial to some of the enslaved. It follows a decision earlier this year by DeSantis to ban an AP African American History course.
The convention which was scheduled to take place in 2025 would have brought an estimated $4.6 million dollars to the Central Florida area.
Alpha Phi Alpha's announcement comes months after an NAACP travel advisory warned against visiting the state. Read the full statement here.
Oldest Black fraternity pulls out of Florida convention due to African American history standards...
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And they still haven't read the legislation... That was written by African Americans...
Buh Bye, and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Buh Bye, and don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
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LTC Eugene Chu
Correction: Opposed by African-Americans. There were only a few on the committee, but their objections were overruled by others.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-work-group-not-agree-controversial-parts-states-new-standards-rcna96490
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-work-group-not-agree-controversial-parts-states-new-standards-rcna96490
Most of Florida work group did not agree with controversial parts of state's new standards for...
“Most of us did not want that language,” one work group member said.
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PO3 Shayne Seibert
whether they agreed on it or not isn't the issue. It had majority black authors and was approved.
You can nit pik all you want, but black leadership wrote the standards. Period.
You can nit pik all you want, but black leadership wrote the standards. Period.
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I always think decisions like this are interesting. Pulling out doesn't hurt Desantis...it hurts the economy of the area it would be supporting (16% African American as of 2020 census)
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