Florida’s governor, Ron DeSantis, is dramatically altering Florida’s curriculum. DeSantis is fighting, in his words, “woke ideology.” The alterations in the curriculum are geared towards topics that acknowledge or teach about systemic injustice in American society. Taking control of the Education Department, DeSantis has vastly changed the K-12 curriculum. He has fought with College Board over AP African American studies, …
France’s Institutional Problems: Racism
In France weeks ago, Nahel M. was killed by French police at a traffic stop. The 17-year old was from the suburbs of Paris. The killing sparked protests amongst French Algerians, French Moroccans, French Muslims, and Black French people. Most of these groups live in underserved minority areas. In Europe, racism, Islamophobia, and anti-Semitism are embedded within the fabric of …
Juneteenth, a Day of Remembrance and Emancipation
Juneteenth is a federal holiday, starting in 2021 when President Biden signed the holiday into federal law. Juneteenth celebrates the day that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were freed, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Juneteenth represents freedom, celebration, and also the racist history and present of the US. Juneteenth further shakes the normalized history that people hold …
