Targeting DeSantis

A controversy erupted last week in the Sunshine State when Florida officials rejected a proposed Advanced Placement course in African-American history. The course was full of left-wing, Marxist dogma, which is prohibited by state law. 

For example, one section of the curriculum had students learning about “the concept of the queer of color critique, grounded in Black feminism and intersectionality, as a Black studies lens that shifts sexuality studies toward racial analysis.”

The course also required students to read a book that purportedly “examines in detail how Whites talk, think, and account for the existence of racial inequality and makes clear that color-blind racism is as insidious now as ever.” [Emphasis added.]

This is critical race theory on steroids. It rejects the teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr., as “insidious.” Florida Governor Ron DeSantis rightly rejected this extremely divisive material.

But just as they twisted the state’s popular Parental Rights In Education law, every left-wing media outlet immediately twisted the facts of this situation to smear Ron DeSantis as a bigot. Some literally accused him of being a fascist. 

And from the White House podium, Biden’s press secretary led the charge, declaring, “Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future.”

All the average American is hearing is that Ron DeSantis doesn’t want black children learning their history. It’s a disgusting lie, as Florida mandates the teaching of black history. But it demands that real history be taught accurately!