"Aaliyah Steward says she is in her final year at Florida A&M University College of Law, and she has encountered obstacles while trying to promote Black History Month events for the Black Law Students Association.According to Steward, certain words were flagged during the approval process for event flyers. "It was 'black,' 'affirmative action,' and 'women' as well," Steward said. Steward says she was told those words could not be broadcast or published."
"They were told to abbreviate "Black History Month" to "B History." Come on, man, even the Trump administration still lets you say Black History Month. If things were slightly normal, the school would have just told the students to go ahead with the flyers and wouldn't have to worry about funding being snatched from them; instead, the school rattled on about how important it is to stay in compliance with Senate Bill 266"
"Not to be one-upped by the federal government, the effect of Florida's legislation is minimizing Black in the present - literally. Florida A&M University College of Law, a law school housed in a historically Black college, had its speech chilled as they tried to draw attention to Black History Month events. If they can't say Black, are they supposed to say the N-word or something? Negro, I mean."
Florida legislation and enforcement practices are limiting expressions of Black identity. At Florida A&M University College of Law, student organizers encountered approval filters that flagged words including 'black,' 'affirmative action,' and 'women' and were told those words could not be broadcast or published. Organizers were instructed to abbreviate 'Black History Month' to 'B History.' School officials cited compliance concerns with Senate Bill 266 and potential funding risks. The constraints chilled promotion of Black History Month events at a historically Black law school. The situation contrasts with recent federal actions that removed recognition of people enslaved by George Washington.
Read at Above the Law
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