Backlash continues over Florida’s new standards for teaching black history

Outrage continued Monday over Florida’s new standards for teaching black history. “He’s not going to rewrite and redefine black history, not while we’re still alive,” said Reverend Dr. RB Holmes Jr. of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church during a Zoom call with other Florida religious leaders, civil rights activists, and community organizers. The group held a virtual press conference Monday morning to announce a series of actions they are taking in response to Florida’s newly adopted social studies curriculum for middle schoolers. Critics believe the curriculum, which Florida’s Board of Education approved last week, suggests slaves benefited from being enslaved.