The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection exhibit opened Friday, April 22, at FSU Panama City. The exhibit will be on display through July 17. Bernard and Shirley Kinsey share a laugh with the audience during the opening ceremonies.
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The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection exhibit opened Friday, April 22, at FSU Panama City. The exhibit will be on display through July 17. Frederick Douglas, a 2003 bronze bust by Tina Allen, is one of the pieces on display.
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The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection exhibit opened Friday, April 22, at FSU Panama City. The exhibit will be on display through July 17. Bernard Kinsey gives a personal tour of the exhibit after the official opening.
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The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection exhibit opened Friday, April 22, at FSU Panama City. The exhibit will be on display through July 17. The Cultivators, a 2000 oil on canvas by Samuel L. Dunson Jr., is one of the featured pieces on display.
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The Kinsey African American Art & History Collection exhibit opened Friday, April 22, at FSU Panama City. The exhibit will be on display through July 17. Honor King: End Racism! is a 1968 ink on board placard that was carried during the memorial march in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., held on April 8, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, following King’s assassination four days earlier.
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William Barclay Allen Political advisor and Professor of Michigan State University helped approve Florida’s African American history curriculum, says critics are twisting his words.
White House: Florida ban on African American studies course is ‘incomprehensible’
https://time.com/6255616/florida-ap-african-american-studies-class/
What It’s Really Like Inside One of Florida’s AP African American Studies Classes
“Marlon Williams-Clark started the 2022-2023 school year teaching AP African American Studies to a predominantly Black group of high school students in Tallahassee, Fla. His class was part of the College Board’s pilot program, meant to test the new curriculum in 60 schools nationwide. It’s one of only five in Florida.”
“But by the time Black History Month started on Feb. 1, Williams-Clark was told by his school district he could no longer teach the course. He’s now left to design a new curriculum for the rest of the year—one that won’t run afoul of the Florida Department of Education and Governor.”
“Slavery was a racist, oppressive evil crime against humanity. Slavery was not designed to benefit African Americans,” said Hakeem Jeffries,
Slavery was a racist, oppressive evil crime against humanity…[it] was not designed to benefit African Americans,” said Hakeem Jeffries,
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