In the wake of Florida's controversial history curriculum changes, PragerU announced that the state has deemed its content acceptable for schools.

The right-wing think tank is known for its catalog of videos with a heavy right-wing slant, which are contrary to Florida's supposed shift toward "objectivity."

Earlier this month, Florida's Board of Education updated its history curriculum to abide by conservative-backed legislation that requires lessons on race to be taught objectively, not in a manner to "indoctrinate or persuade students to a certain point of view." The curriculum has been contested for its questionable framing of African American history, including clumsy phrasing that suggests slavery had some "personal benefits" for enslaved people.

Prager University Foundation, or PragerU, produces videos on various political and historical topics for millions of viewers. By its own words, PragerU is "not an accredited university." They claim to offer a "free alternative to the dominant left-wing ideology," presenting partisan politics in a manner that resists objectivity.

PragerU's catalog presents a staunchly right-wing perspective, with titles like "The Inconvenient Truth About the Democratic Party" and "The Left Wants to Keep Racism Alive."

When discussing the African American experience, PragerU videos tend to shift blame onto black people themselves. "The Top 5 Issues Facing Black Americans," for example, starts with Taleeb Starkes asserting that "too many" Black Americans see themselves as victims, and "their victim status becomes their primary identity and their ruling ideology." PragerU has even adapted its victim-blaming lessons for young audiences, with PragerU Kids videos like "How To be a Victor & Not a Victim."

Other videos, like "A Short History of Slavery," attempt to gloss over the causes and effects of slavery in the United States. Candace Owens tells PragerU viewers that white people didn't invent slavery, but they should be credited for "stopping" it in the west.

The video is not so much a retelling of history as it is an attempt to relieve the United States and England of a uniquely brutal past. Owens points to other instances of slavery, which occurred throughout history and continue to this day in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

But those forms of slavery are "not the same as the slavery that uprooted millions of Africans," wrote Dr. Molefi Kete Asante. Making false equivalencies on topics like the enslavement of African Americans and the Holocaust would set a concerning precedent for educators. If PragerU is integrated into history lessons, its framing of Black history would help to uphold the continued legacy of slavery in the United States.