"It's a "B History" miracle! Yesterday, we wrote on about students at Florida A&M University's College of Law being told that they couldn't use the word "Black" to advertise Black History Month and related events. The worry was that doing so would be in violation Florida Senate Bill 266 requiring that no funding go to "DEI" events. It is understandably difficult to know what is and isn't "DEI" when your language is being policed by an insufferable bunch that don't realize diversity is everywhere."
"[T]hree days after the university shared an initial statement emphasizing its compliance with state law in a television news report about the matter, FAMU President Marva Johnson and the College of Law's Interim Dean Cecil Howard each released statements Feb. 9 saying the word "Black" is not a violation but was instead a misinterpretation of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) laws that FAMU and other universities across the state have been abiding by these past few years."
Florida A&M University's College of Law initially told students they could not use the word "Black" to advertise Black History Month events, citing concerns about violating Florida Senate Bill 266's prohibition on funding "DEI" events. The university later clarified after public reporting and statements from FAMU President Marva Johnson and Interim Dean Cecil Howard that using the word "Black" does not violate DEI restrictions and that the prior restriction was a misinterpretation. The incident illustrates how enforcement or fear of DEI bans can chill speech and academic programming, particularly around race, history, and cultural expression.
Read at Above the Law
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