Students from municipal schools in Caxias do Sul, a city with a majority white population in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, paint an image of US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., as they participate in a program called "Qualifying Education of Ethnic-Racial Relations," where they discuss topics such as racism and prejudice and study African, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous history and culture, and reflect on the characteristics of racism in Brazil and the importance of combating it, on November 17, 2022. - In Brazil, Black Awareness Day or Black Consciousness Day is observed annually on November 20 as a day "to celebrate a regained awareness by the black community about their great worth and contribution to the country". (Photo by SILVIO AVILA / AFP) (Photo by SILVIO AVILA/AFP via Getty Images)
Black History Month begins with battle over diversity education
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As the U.S. honors Black History Month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing