The White House's Response to the African American History Standards

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Megan Basham: Could individual teachers ostensibly use that a specific prompt to downplay the horror of slavery? She says like Dr. Allen, she says this is the historical record and should not be controversial, but rather inspiring. Basham: Do we have any indication yet of how Florida's Board of Education plans to address this? "We are not turning our backs on the great work of the African American history work group"

Florida’s new social studies curriculum, approved by the state’s board of education, has been engulfed in controversy. Democrat critics including Vice President Kamala Harris are speaking out against the curriculum – and the Congressional Black Caucus is now pushing the White House and DOJ to investigate. Conservatives, meanwhile, are accusing the Vice President of lying and are standing by the curriculum. Get the facts first on Morning Wire.