DeSantis defends blocking African American studies course – PBS NewsHour

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A man in a blue suit and tie stands in front of a flag on a black background, looking off to the side, with two microphones visible in the foreground during a PBS NewsHour segment.

Fedrick Ingram:

Well, what we’re hearing is that students are appalled.

When you talk about African Americans and you talk about the history and culture of African Americans, whether it’s through their music, through the arts, through the dance, through the intellectual acumen that we have provided this country, it’s a direct insult to folks.

We have four HBCUs, historically Black colleges and universities, that teach African American studies on a very high level. And to take this optional class that is in pilot form…