Mainstream media outlets ABC, CNN and MSNBC remarked on Florida's African American history standards while reporting on a new monument honoring Emmett Till.while tying it to Florida’s new African American history standards, Ron DeSantis and even Country star Jason Aldean.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have attacked Florida's African American history curriculum.MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell similarly commented,"This is also happening as some states are being accused of chipping away at the teaching of Black history, the accurate teaching. Ron DeSantis has been accused by the Washington Post editorial board, just yesterday, of trying to quote ‘whitewash slavery.
and said it is a"popular filming location outside of Nashville," naming several other music videos and movies that have been filmed there. In its statement, the company said,"Any alternative narrative suggesting the music video’s location decision is false," and noted that Aldean did not pick the location.