{"id":557664,"date":"2023-02-28T19:19:11","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/from-white-house-biden-says-black-history-matters\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T19:19:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T16:19:11","slug":"from-white-house-biden-says-black-history-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-white-house-biden-says-black-history-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"#From White House, Biden says &#8216;Black history matters&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa04f1d9e8d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6afa04f1d9e8d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/from-white-house-biden-says-black-history-matters\/#From_White_House_Biden_says_%E2%80%98Black_history_matters\" >From White House, Biden says &#8216;Black history matters&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"From_White_House_Biden_says_%E2%80%98Black_history_matters\"><\/span>From White House, Biden says &#8216;Black history matters&#8217;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Joe Biden said Monday that \u201chistory matters, and Black history matters\u201d during a White House reception marking Black History Month, a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-florida-race-and-ethnicity-education-353417231de0a790c8e290479a5e52b8\" data-ylk=\"slk:blocked a new advanced course on African American studies;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">blocked a new advanced course on African American studies<\/a> from being taught in its high schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to say from the White House for the entire country to hear: History matters. History matters and Black history matters,\u201d Biden said, to murmurs of agreement from the roughly 400 people inside the East Room of the White House. \u201cI can\u2019t just choose to learn what we want to know. We learn what we should know. We have to learn everything, the good, the bad, the truth, and who we are as a nation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden added, &#8220;That\u2019s what great nations do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential Republican opponent against Biden in 2024, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-florida-education-6603c0aa4de0098423eb7b6c04846d0c\" data-ylk=\"slk:has attracted nationwide attention;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">has attracted nationwide attention<\/a> with his administration&#8217;s effort to reject the Advanced Placement course in its schools, saying the class pushed a political agenda rather than teaching students history. But <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-politics-florida-state-government-race-and-ethnicity-al-sharpton-f42e0dfcc0c3a15dce26e0a27d3ed866\" data-ylk=\"slk:DeSantis' critics say;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">DeSantis&#8217; critics say<\/a> he is censoring critical parts of America&#8217;s history and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-phil-murphy-trenton-new-jersey-florida-6a1481db626786bccaf2f60bbacf7f51\" data-ylk=\"slk:at least one Democratic governor;cpos:4;pos:1\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">at least one Democratic governor<\/a>, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, is expanding the number of schools in that state that offer the advanced course.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black and south Asian woman to hold the office, had a similar message at the White House reception Monday: that Black history is \u201cAmerican history, living history, breathing history, history that we create every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us all be clear: We will not, as a nation, build a better future for America by trying to erase America\u2019s past,&#8221; Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>Top administration officials, including Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and several dozen Black lawmakers were among the hundreds in attendance at the Black History Month celebration at the White House. During the event, Biden rattled off his administration&#8217;s accomplishments for the Black community, including t<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing a historic number of Black women to the federal judiciary and issuing an executive order to overhaul policing practices.<\/p>\n<p>But \u201cwe have to keep going. We&#8217;re not finished yet,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>He also paid tribute to the Divine Nine, the nine historically Black fraternities and sororities. Harris pledged one of them, Alpha Kappa Alpha, when she attended Howard University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may be a white boy, but I&#8217;m not stupid,\u201d Biden said, as the crowd laughed. \u201cI know where the power is.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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