AP African American studies Archives - Institute of the Black World 21st Century

Empty desks fill a classroom at Jane H. Bryan Elementary School in Hampton Tuesday September 8, 2020.

Saying ‘reparations’ is OK, Florida says, but how to teach it is still unclear

By IBW21Editors' Choice, Reparations

Florida was the first state in the nation to pay reparations to survivors of racial violence. By Mary Ellen Klas, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau — As confusion lingers over what parts…

February 14, 2023

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Hands off AP African American Studies

By IBW21Commentaries/Opinions

By Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele — I am outraged that the college board capitulated to the likes of Governor Ron DeSantis. Let’s be clear! Governor DeSantis’ effort to suppress aspects…

February 7, 2023

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference in Daytona Beach Shores, Florida on January 18, 2023

Ron DeSantis’s attack on Black studies is textbook proto-fascism

By IBW21Editors' Choice

Florida’s unapologetically racist governor, Ron DeSantis, has effectively declared war on the Black freedom movement. By Barbara Ransby, Truthout — Florida’s unapologetically racist governor, Ron DeSantis, announced last week that…

February 3, 2023

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Black leaders applaud curriculum revisions to AP African American studies course

By IBW21News & Current Affairs

Concerned Communities for America: “An African American Studies course is vital to include in the Advanced Placement curriculum available to America’s high school students”. Washington, D.C./January 26, 2023 – Today,…

January 27, 2023

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