DeSantis Challenges Harris on Black History Standards in Florida

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has invited Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the state's new Black history curriculum after Harris criticized the standards for suggesting that enslaved people benefited from forced labor. DeSantis accused the Biden administration of misinforming Americans and disparaging his state, while defending the "rigorous and comprehensive" standards. The governor's invitation comes ahead of Harris' scheduled trip to Orlando, and he has offered to meet with her and a member of Florida's African American History Standards Workgroup to address the issue. The new standards and DeSantis' defense of them have faced criticism from Black Republicans in Congress.