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Clarence Page: Can Black History Month survive Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ politics?

Finally we are beginning to see some pushback against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ infamously cynical “stop WOKE” crusade.

Appropriately, part of the push comes from a prominent Black Florida historian, Marvin Dunn, 82, a retired Navy officer, professor emeritus at Florida International University and author of “A History of Florida: Through Black Eyes.”

“Listen,” said the professor in an interview with MSNBC’s Joy Reid. “If there is such a thing as the woke

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