While I appreciate the spirit of your article and wholeheartedly support the advancement and education of black people, it seems to ignore the point of what’s happening in Florida. DeSantis’ defunding of the program was about what I like to call blackface politics. In other words, DEI programs are being used to advance non-African or even political agendas that agendas that are arguably harmful to to the black community such as typical Democratic Party Trojan Horses like the sexual grooming of children and illegal immigration. In doing some quick research on the bill it made provisions for university staff to find work elsewhere in the faculty while most of the push back was coming from people pushing LGBTQ and the Democratic Party line. By no means am I aligned with the Republican Party, but it seems to me that DeSantis’ move was in line with his fight against Disney on those issues and not targeting the black community. Your article seems to fall into the trap of conflating the progress of the black community with political causes most black people do not support — particularly in the way they are being pushed by the Democratic Party and the corporate powers that have completely co-opted it today. Respectfully 🫡
While I appreciate the spirit of your article and wholeheartedly support the advancement and education of black people, it seems to ignore the point of what’s happening in Florida. DeSantis’ defunding of the program was about what I like to call blackface politics. In other words, DEI programs are being used to advance non-African or even political agendas that agendas that are arguably harmful to to the black community such as typical Democratic Party Trojan Horses like the sexual grooming of children and illegal immigration. In doing some quick research on the bill it made provisions for university staff to find work elsewhere in the faculty while most of the push back was coming from people pushing LGBTQ and the Democratic Party line. By no means am I aligned with the Republican Party, but it seems to me that DeSantis’ move was in line with his fight against Disney on those issues and not targeting the black community. Your article seems to fall into the trap of conflating the progress of the black community with political causes most black people do not support — particularly in the way they are being pushed by the Democratic Party and the corporate powers that have completely co-opted it today. Respectfully 🫡