LIVE: The Battle Over Black History | NABJ 202

The conservative campaign to regulate the teaching of Black history has again exploded in recent days after some politicians defended new curriculum standards in Florida that call for instruction that enslaved people learned skills that could be used for their “personal benefit.” It is a reminder of the ongoing struggle of Black Americans to tell their stories of their experiences in this country in the face of resistance. Our panelists will discuss the social, cultural and, most important, political forces affecting the centuries-long tug of war over how race defined America’s past, present and future.

Panelists include:
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds
Republican of Florida

Anthony Daniels
State Senator, Minority Leader
Alabama State House of Representatives

Vanessa Williams
Deputy National Politics Editor
The Washington Post

Andra Gillespie
Political Science Professor
Emory University

Dr. Tondra Loder Jackson
Education and History Professor
University of Alabama-Birmingham

Nikole Hannah Jones
Writer and Creator of the 1619 Project
New York Times

Eugene Scott
Senior Politics Reporter
Axios

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