Black Churches In Florida Are Stepping In To Teach Black History Where Schools Are Falling Off

Essence Magazine:

By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated November 6, 2023

This year Florida has been making headlines for banning AP African American history courses and teaching how “Black people benefited from slavery.”

But Black churches are stepping in to >Tony F. Drayton, St. James Church’s lead pastor.

This isn’t a first for Black churches either. Historians say that in the past, Black churches have been active members in the fight for civil rights. And

This post first appeared in Essence Magazine. Read the original article.