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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 ...
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Hillsborough County schools launch African American History Task Force

TAMPA, Fla. — Students in Hillsborough County Public Schools soon could have dual enrollment college courses in African and African American history as part of a newly-announced initiative. The ...
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Local Rep. on African American History Task Force says she didn’t know about state’s new controversial slavery teachings

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kimberly Daniels, a Democrat and member of the Florida House of Representatives from Jacksonville, said she had no idea controversial statements concerning slavery were included ...
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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 ...
The St. Augustine Record

St. Augustine makes Top 3 in effort to be home to the Florida Museum of Black History

At a meeting in Tallahassee on April 19, The Florida Museum of Black History Task Force placed West Augustine’s former Florida Memorial University (FMU,) in the No. 1 spot — again — for the location ...