SC students can’t sue over AP African American Studies class ending, state argues on appeal

Lawyers representing the NAACP and Ellen Weaver were in a federal appeals court Tuesday for a hearing on a lawsuit ...
The Daily PrincetonianOpinion

In defense of African American studies

Especially in a political climate that devalues Black studies, an AAS degree represents a commitment to centering obscured ...
The Hill

AP African American studies will be offered for the first time. Here’s what students may expect

For the first time ever, high school students will have the opportunity to take an Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. The College Board introduced the pilot program earlier this ...
Los Angeles Times

College Board details new AP African American studies class amid criticism over changes

The College Board on Wednesday released details of its first Advanced Placement class on African American studies for high school students, but the course has drawn criticism for changing lessons and ...
Los Angeles Times

Watering down AP African American studies preserves the myth that racism exists solely in the past

A new Advanced Placement African American studies course, piloted across 60 schools during the current school year, has been celebrated by scholars of race and ethnicity and criticized by conservative ...
USA Today

Colin Kaepernick, African art: AP African American studies reworked after controversy

The College Board reworked the recommended course material for its disputed Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, sharing an updated framework Wednesday that largely preserves the ...
Salon

DeSantis blasted for banning AP African American studies class because it “lacks educational value”

Educators, lawmakers and historians across the U.S. have issued a roar of criticism at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after reports emerged that the far-right Republican’s education officials blocked an ...
Time

This AP African American Studies Teacher Invited TV Cameras Into His Class to Avoid Controversy. It Worked

Emmitt Glynn teaches AP African American Studies on Feb. 17 Staff Writer When it came time for Emmitt Glynn to teach the lesson on the Black Panthers in his AP African American Studies class, he says ...
PBS

Inside the African American studies class praised by some and fiercely opposed by others

The school year is coming to a close and with it, the first year of Advanced Placement African American studies, an interdisciplinary class by the College Board that has attracted praise from ...
The Stanford Daily

Stanford cuts ribbon on new home of Department of African and African American Studies

Nearly two years after establishing the department in 2024, DAAAS welcomed students and alumni to its permanent location in ...
USA Today

Is new AP African American Studies course too woke? We attended class to find out.

LORTON, Virginia – Sean Miller quiets the stereo blasting Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together” and begins his lessons for the day, a journey through centuries with improvisational stops along the way.
Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI cuts 2 programs a year after cultural analysis school was denied

The Iowa Board of Regents approved closing several University of Iowa programs, citing low enrollment, including ender, women ...