Mark Long

  • FILE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis answers questions from the media, March 7, 2023, at the state Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Students and teachers will be able to speak freely about sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms under a settlement reached Monday, March 11, 2024 between Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys who had challenged a state law which critics dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” (AP Photo/Phil Sears, File)Politics

    NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges over ‘rampant anti-Black policies’ after state eliminates DEI programs

    By Mark Long and The Associated Press