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The Stop WOKE Act, also known as the Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act and redubbed the Individual Freedom Act, is a Florida state law which prohibited schools and businesses from teaching certain concepts related to race, gender, racism, and privilege. In addition to that, it prohibits Florida educational institutions and businesses ...
Bills currently moving through the Florida legislature's 2024 session would make it easier to sue someone for accusations of racism, transphobia and more.
Since 2022, at least six other states have adopted laws similar to Florida's. A court has put on hold enforcement of Iowa's law from last year. Laws are in effect in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana ...
In an ongoing Republican push to eliminate “critical race theory” from K-12 schools and government programs, a new bill has The post Florida bill to prohibit making white students feel ...
For example, in the 1930 census, black people were 42% of Florida's population, [3] yet according to the 1934–1936 report of the Florida Superintendent of Public Instruction, the value of "white school property" in the state was $70,543,000, while the value of African American school property was $4,900,000. The report says that "in a few ...
Florida Florida Constitution, Article I, §2 (1998) Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act; Hawaii Hawaii Constitution, Article I, §3 (1978) Illinois Illinois Constitution, Article I, §18 (1970) Jett Hawkins Act (2021) Homeless Bill of Rights; Iowa Iowa Constitution, Article I, §1 (1998) Louisiana Louisiana Constitution, Article I, §3 (1975)
Florida lawmakers got a taste of the bigotry their legislation has helped to legitimize in the past two years of warring against so-called “woke” culture.
In the context of racism in the United States, racism against African Americans dates back to the colonial era, and it continues to be a persistent issue in American society in the 21st century. From the arrival of the first Africans in early colonial times until after the American Civil War, most African Americans were enslaved.