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DeSantis Calls Out ‘Media Lies’ Over Banning AP Course on African American Studies

DeSantis Calls Out ‘Media Lies’ Over Banning AP Course on African American Studies
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Meeting in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 19, 2022. Wade Vandervort/AFP via Getty Images
Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
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2/24/2023|Updated: 2/24/2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Feb. 23 called out what he called “media lies” over the Sunshine State banning the Advanced Placement (AP) course for African American Studies.

DeSantis said that the media “tried to create in Florida a narrative.”

Jackson Richman
Jackson Richman
Reporter
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
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