July 29th 2023.
Faith in Florida is taking a strong stance against the new Black History curriculum in Florida issued by Governor Ron DeSantis. The statewide coalition is taking action to ensure comprehensive Black history is taught through their new toolkit program.
The nonprofit organization is offering free educational “toolkits” to faith leaders so that they can teach their congregants unrestricted African American history. According to Faith in Florida, the toolkit “explores the origin, impact and effects of institutional and systemic racism and the impact of faith and spirituality on our survival and progression as a people.”
The mission statement on Faith in Florida’s website explicitly calls out Governor DeSantis, stating that “the state legislature [has] resorted to policing Black existence.” The organization is determined to fight against erasing Black history and silencing Black voices. They are committed to teaching history “through the lens of truth, not through a lens that is exclusionary, revisionist, racist, and reeks of fascism.”
Many faith leaders have already signed up to receive the free toolkits. Pastor Ross Pierre of Greater New Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church in Miami and Reverend Richard Dames of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Boynton Beach have both signed up for the kits. Pastor Pierre plans to use the toolkits in his youth ministry classes while Reverend Dames will use the kits during his Sunday School classes.
The toolkits consist of eleven units separated into an easy-to-comprehend sectioned course progression. The units include coursework in the Black narrative, the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Black Lives Matter protests, and even mass incarceration.
Faith in Florida is dedicated to teaching comprehensive African American history, and encouraging others to do the same. With approximately 1,000 faith leaders already signed up for the free toolkits, it’s clear that the mission of Faith in Florida is being accomplished.
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