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NAACP Urges Student Athletes to Reconsider PWI Universities in Florida Amidst Dismantling of DEI
NAA_L_CP ^ | 3/11/2024 | Some office worker at NAA_L_CP

Posted on 03/12/2024 4:23:00 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat

Today, the NAACP sent a letter to current and prospective members of the NCAA, calling for Black student athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida. The letter comes following recent news that the University of Florida had dismantled its DEI department at the direction of the DeSantis administration's Stop WOKE Act. The bill, which was passed last year, prohibits the use of state funds for any diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. While the University of Florida has been the first to follow the directive, Florida is home to some of the nation's largest public universities, many of whom rely on Black talent recruited to their athletics programs.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: athletes; bias; dds; dei; education; florida; media; naacp; racists
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22 posted on 03/12/2024 11:33:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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There isn’t a downside. Florida’s a great place to live thanks to DeSantis.


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To: Recovering_Democrat

Black thoroughbreds will still play football


24 posted on 03/13/2024 5:11:18 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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