Civil rights activists protest DeSantis' anti-woke agenda

Civil Rights leaders and activists took to the streets of Tallahassee to protest Florida's recent rejection of a proposed AP African American studies course. Florida State Senator Shevrin Jones, who was at the protest, joins Katie Phang to discuss Governor Ron Desantis' effort to push his "anti-woke" policies in classrooms throughout the Sunshine State.


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#Florida #DeSantis #CivilRights

[sarbantz]

Woke destroys everything. It only nourishes fragile feelings that are very disconnected from common sense.

[ianreed]

"The secret to freedom is in educating the people, whereas the secret to tyranny is keeping them ignorant."
Robespierre

[Djtherock]

If Desantis is so Bad why did Florida vote for him he Won by Landslide I don’t understand

[melodyofamaya]

I support this! I wish I was in Florida to walk too. we have to stand together. Every walk of life and culture is beautiful we can learn and grow from one another.

[zigzag]

It’s pretty pathetic when people need the government to protect them from getting their feelings hurt by words and ideas they don’t agree with.

[higgs]

This generation of Florida's children will be able to use their diplomas for handicapped parking.

[Avedis-G]

DeSantis is showing us on a local level what he will attempt on a national level. Let’s just be clear about that.

[akahina]

This fascism will backfire on them. Book burners have never and will never win in the end.

[troyflores]

We need more governors like DeSantis To continue to protect our children in schools. This equity agenda is not the American way, it is equality.

[mikekelley]

If DeSantis thinks this will put him in the white house, he's got some serious rethinking to do; the students of Florida are showing us that they are braver and smarter than he could ever hope to be.

Go get em folks, stand against republican tyranny!!

[melissalee]

This is the way Putin governs. This is not suppose to happen in America. Never and we Americans as parents, educators, and students and as a free society need to let these politicians know that we say NO.

[erica]

DON'T LET DESANTIS GET AWAY WITH THIS WOKE NONSENSE FIGHT HIM ALL THE WAY

[jonnyjfive]

"Intersectionality" means AMERICAN

WE ARE A MELTING POT

QUIT TRYING TO DIVIDE US

[doraglenjordon]

I don't usually take a page from Trump in nick-naming however, this joker is screaming to be called "Ron IN-Sane-tis"

[erica]

IF THIS IS WHAT GOVERNOR DESANTIS IS ABOUT, IMAGINE WHAT A DESANTIS AS PRESIDENT WILL BE LIKE

[Mike_Honcho_]

Pushing back against the insidiousness of woke indoctrination is a good thing. Let's stick to educating rather than indoctrinating.

[rgwak]

Desantis: "We will never allow the liberals to tell us what we should teach our kids."
Liberals: "Go on..."
Desantis: "That is why I am banning books and AP classes."
Everyone: 🤔😅😂🤣

[sprootown]

If you use the term "Woke", then you're identifying as One word for De Santis: De

[mooseheadjack]

I ask the right wing trolls on here the same question I have asked repeatedly and STILL cannot get an answer for

Why is being woke bad.

[ronkirk]

I just hope the younger generation can rally the energy necessary to fight against DeSantis on these issues the same as we did back in the day against the draft and corporate agenda in our colleges which was designed to produce cogs for the machine instead of well educated individuals. We are rooting for you! Fight the good fight! If DeSantis should become the GQP candidate, we can't let him get anywhere near the WH in 2024.