Island SPACE Caribbean Museum

That's Dunlap speaking from his new office in Phoenix, Arizona, where he now leads the city's Office of Arts and Culture.

As Broward officials continue interpreting the law, Calibe Thompson, executive director of Island Space Caribbean Museum, hopes her organization may still qualify for county funding.

She argues the museum represents the diverse cultures of the Caribbean rather than any single racial or ethnic group.

We have our, uh, Bob Marley exhibit over here, and there was just a meeting in here, so please pardon our mess.

Zoe, I think we need to remind people, though, why an arts program like the Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida would be a target of the new anti-DEI law.

Can you walk us through the reasoning behind it and why Broward cultural showcases like, say, the Island Space Caribbean Museum that you reported on are now at risk?

Yeah, I mean, some of these groups do make very clear in their missions that they are prioritizing their outreach toward certain groups.

Right, as

Eduardo just described with the Gay Men's Chorus.

Right, so for example, I did speak to the Island Space Caribbean Museum Director, Kaleeb Thompson, and she said, you know, obviously anyone from any background is welcome to attend their events, to come to their museum, but that doesn't change the fact that, you know, it is geared toward countries in the Caribbean and the state government kind of sees that as excluding people who are not from that area.

OK, I'll try to process that.

Edward, how then will the gay men's chorus of South Florida be impacted by what's coming on January 1st? What are you hearing, for example, from Broward government leaders? And what is the future of this marquee arts engine for the county look like moving ahead now? Yes,