REV. SHARPTON AND NAN RALLY TO JOIN TALLAHASSEE PROTEST AGAINST DESANTIS’ LATEST ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY FROM FLORIDA CLASSROOMS

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Feb 13, 2023

Civil rights leaders, state elected officials set to blast Governor’s recent ban on new Black Studies in Florida public schools

Tallahassee, FL (Thursday, February 9, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee next Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest attempts to ban teaching Black history in Florida public schools.

“Governor DeSantis is trying to turn February into Erase Black History Month,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “Banning these courses is in chapter one of the playbook for disenfranchising Black Americans. We’ll be in Tallahassee next week to take a stand against the governor’s actions and those willing to buckle to his pressure, because our stories and struggles must be told.”

Rev. Sharpton will join members of the educational community, students, parents, clergy, members of the Black caucus, fellow civil rights leaders, and elected officials on a march to the Old State Capitol to protest Gov. DeSantis’s attempts to block Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies in Florida’s public schools, as well as his continued targeting of Black Floridians both in the classroom and at the polls to advance his political agenda.

Marchers will gather at the Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Wednesday morning before making their way to the Old Florida State Capitol. There, they will begin a rally with a press conference to follow.

WHO

Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN
Bishop Rudolph W. McKissack, Jr., Senior Pastor of the Bethel Church
Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, President of Tallahassee’s Chapter of the National Action Network
Bishop Frank Reid, A.M.E. Church
NAACP Florida Chapter
Civil Rights organizations
State Senator Shevrin Jones
Florida State Elected Officials

WHEN + WHERE
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

11 a.m. EST: Prayer and march preparation at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (224 N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Tallahassee, FL)

11:30 a.m. EST: March begins
12 p.m. EST: Rally at the Old Florida State Capitol (400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL)

About National Action Network (NAN)

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency, and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender.

For more information go to www.nationalactionnetwork.net.

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