Man-On-the Street

Three students from Howard University took matters into their own hands. They interviewed other students at their HBCU, to gain their opinion on this new bill to ban the divine nine from universities.

Florida lawmakers had recently introduced a bill to ban critical race Theory from being taught in schools, and also prohibit opportunities and sororities affiliated with the “divine nine” organizations from being recognized by public universities.

All students were aware of this drastic change and we interviewed some Howard students to see what they thought about it. One of the students we interviewed first was Jabari Black- Richardson, currently at Howard University’s, Mr. Cathy Hughes School of Communication. He states, “The divine nine was created to create sisterhood and brotherhood with our community and uplift one another up. That being taken away is extremely concerning."

Students, Celeste and Sasha served as our next interviewees, as they expressed some strong opinions of the bill. Celeste, expressed their concern about the ban on critical race theory, stating, "Removing education from the past means that children will not be able to see the mistakes and learn from them." They further added, "It's important to understand the impact of racism and discrimination in our history so that we can work towards a better future."As the debate rages on, many are left wondering what the future holds for Florida's education system and the broader societal implications of these proposed measures.

In conclusion, we think it's important to hear what the students have to say. A community that assisted in bringing African Americans together is being changed by the government. Students can succeed in college by locating their homes away from home in these communities. However, there are a lot of other crucial topics to talk about in these colleges to make improvements rather than tearing communities apart.