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Local nonprofits aims to honor legacy of ancestors by uplifting Black excellence in students
A local nonprofit is using education as a tool to unlock Black excellence. School is out for summer, but a group of scholars ...
USA Today2y
First AP African American studies class to be offered in some high schools this fall
Some high school students across the country can take a new Advanced Placement course this fall. AP African American Studies will be a class option for some students, on top of traditional AP ...
The Hill2y
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 ...
Victorville Daily Press2y
Heritage Program designed to help African-American students prepare for college
The Heritage Program has been launched at Adelanto High School with the aim of improving college readiness and applications for African American students. Victor Valley Union High School ...
CBS News1y
Students speak out about controversial AP African American Studies course: "History that everybody should know"
The questions started as soon as the last students ... African American Studies class on a recent morning. For nearly two hours, Singleton, who has taught at Susan Miller Dorsey Senior High ...
The Root1y
LA Students Make the Case for AP African American History Class
Los Angeles high school history teacher Donald Singleton has nearly 30 years of teaching experience. But he still finds joy in watching the students in his Advanced Placement African American ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette1y
EStem High School still offering AP African American studies course, will offer medal to students who complete class
EStem High School is still offering AP African American Studies and will award a medal to students who pass the course and take its exam, according to the charter school. Parents were notified ...
Los Angeles Times2y
Watering down AP African American studies preserves the myth that racism exists solely in the past
On the first day of Black History Month, the College Board is releasing details of its first Advanced Placement class on African American studies for high school students. Feb. 1, 2023 Surely ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution2y
Students: African American Studies class opens eyes to rich history
Ron DeSantis looked at the Advanced Placement’s new African American Studies class, he complained that it seeks to radicalize students. Maynard Jackson High School teacher Rashad Brown ...
NPR1y
High school students sue Arkansas over restricted African American studies
A group of students at Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas is suing the state over the cancelation of AP African-American studies courses. Seventy years since the Brown v. Board of ...
Business Wire2y
African-American History Courses Available at No Cost to High School Students in Florida and Texas for the 2022-2023 School Year
Developed by leading education technology company EVERFI, the 306: African-American ... The four students below from Hollywood Hills High School in Florida were each awarded a $2,500 college ...
African American Student Leadership Conference at Fresno Convention Center
The sessions and roundtable discussions are meant to inspire and empower African American high school students by ...