I was Florida’s professor of the year, but my classes would now be illegal

Tampa Bay Times

January 29, 2023
Gov. Ron DeSantis addresses the crowd before publicly signing HB 7, the "Individual Freedom Act," also dubbed the "Stop WOKE" bill during a news conference at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens in April 2022. [ DANIEL A. VARELA | AP ]

It would have been impossible to teach my courses on human rights, hunger and ethics without including a discussion of the consequences of structural and institutional racism.