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‘We’ve got more to do:’ DCPS African American History task force sets out to improve curriculum

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A task force designed a year ago at Duval County Public Schools is working to develop an improved curriculum that ensures African American history be taught inside and out of the ...
The New York Times

Florida’s New Black History Standards Have Drawn Backlash. Who Wrote Them?

In updating the standards to comply with a new law that limits how racism can be taught, officials largely bypassed the state’s African American History Task Force. By Sarah Mervosh When Florida set ...
WTSP

Florida Black History Task Force breaks 6 months of silence

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two days before the end of Black History Month, the Florida Commissioner of Education’s African American History Task Force met in Tallahassee. AAHTF members told 10 Investigates ...
WTSP

Vice-chair takes action on shrinking African American History Task Force

The vice-chair of the Florida Commissioner of Education’s African American History Task Force is taking action days after our investigation. Task Force vice-chair Dr. Samuel Wright has now sent a ...
WFTV

Task Force members say they were not asked for input on Black History standards

ORLANDO, Fla. — Education Commissioner Manny Diaz publicly recognized the African American History Task Force for helping to craft the state’s new controversial Black History standards. However, two ...
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‘I thank God for slavery:’ Florida African American History Task Force appointments raise concerns

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A member of Florida’s African American History Task Force claims the body was largely cut out of the development of the state’s new African American History standards. The ...