Every now and then there's a scintilla of hope. A central PA high school has approved the AP African American Studies program. Students requested the course. (Unfortunately, it will be the watered-down version, but better than nothing, for now.)

Cumberland County school district approves AP African American Studies
https://local21news.com/news/crisis-in-the-classroom/cumberland-county-school-district-approves-ap-african-american-studies-carlisle-woke-act-desantis-crisis-in-the-classroom-central-pennsylvania

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #APAfricanAmericanStudies

A glimpse into the first #APAfricanAmericanStudies classroom at a California public school (in #Crenshaw, #LA)

https://afrolanews.org/2023/02/l-a-high-schools-ap-african-american-studies-fills-a-void-prohibited-elsewhere/

Is there any published list of the literature that was dropped by the College Board from the Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum? I would like to get ahold of that literature and read it.

#BlackMastodon #AdvancedPlacement #APAfricanAmericanStudies

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #APAfricanAmericanStudies

Looks like Youngkin is the next DeSantis wannabe.

Youngkin asks for review of AP African American studies class in Virginia | The Hill
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3871610-youngkin-asks-for-review-of-ap-african-american-studies-class-in-virginia/

#FloridaPolitics #DreamDefenders #APAfricanAmericanStudies

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/schools/fl-ne-students-walkout-plantation-high-20230225-m2nz66ldq5dkvjcokxk4wk47ou-story.html

#BlackHistoryMonth #blackmastodon #blackstudentwalkout #APAfricanAmericanStudies #AlabamaHighSchoolSudents #bookbanning
Yes I'm glad these young folks understand what these racist troglodytes and neanderthals are trying to do.Desantis in Florida are trying to make children as ignorant as possible.Remember what Pol Pott did to his people.Pol Pot killed all the intellectuals so they couldn't challenge him.So there wouldn't no descent.The ignorant more the better.
https://youtu.be/DNbPqZKZHPE

It’s remarkable to read the #CollegeBoard’s statement about their interactions with #Florida’s Department of #Education. Definitely read the whole thing, but here’s just one quote:

“We have made the mistake of treating FDOE with the courtesy we always accord to an education agency, but they have instead exploited this courtesy for their political agenda.”

I’m glad to see some pushback against #DeSantis.

https://allaccess.collegeboard.org/our-commitment-ap-african-american-studies-scholars-and-field

#APAfricanAmericanStudies #AfricanAmericanStudies

#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #APAfricanAmericanStudies

Keeanga Yamahtta Talylor retweeted the image below on the twitsite. They are the names that were removed from the AP African American Studies curriculum.

I am familiar with the majority but there are a few that I don't recognize. I plan to write and toot a mini-bio or quote for each so that we all know everyone on this list. I want to learn about everyone DeSantis doesn't want our children to know.

@edutooters @edutooter #CollegeBoard makes business decisions. The calculation they cynically made, most likely, is that the disruption they are seeing now is a fraction of what they'd have seen if they stayed the course on #APAfricanAmericanStudies.

Why are we surprised that #CollegeBoard caved to pressure over #APAfricanAmericanStudies? We aren't talking about what's right or wrong. We're talking about money and influence in the world of #school to come, after the last two bricks of the noble and progressive vision of American public #education have been dismantled, and the enterprise finally murdered. Sharks will always swim to where the blood is. @edutooters @edutooter

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I wanted to research more about why many white ppl. are so adamantly against #APAfricanAmericanStudies & #CRT
I thought I already had a good idea but I discovered more in the psychology article: Why are some White People so Mad about #CriticalRaceTheory?

I've summarised some points in the comments or here's the link

https://www.psychologyinaction.org/white-people-critical-race-theory/

#BlackMastodon #Blackfedi #BlackTwitter #USA #GOP #Conservatives #Education #History #Diversity #Politics #Racism #Inequality #WhitePriviledge

#APAfricanAmericanStudies has put high school curriculum in the news, but we need #BlackHistory taught in all schools and at all ages, particularly to our youngest students.

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-black-history-belongs-in-early-elementary-school/2023/01

#APAfricanAmericanStudies has put high school curriculum in the news, but we need #BlackHistory taught in all schools and at all ages, particularly to our youngest students.

https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-black-history-belongs-in-early-elementary-school/2023/01

The College Board should not be diluting its #APAfricanAmericanStudies curriculum, regardless of the reason. We all need to learn #BlackHistory because it is part of all of our stories.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/04/opinion/black-history-desantis-college-board.html

College Board removed *James Baldwin* from the AP curriculum? How can you even discuss black American literature without talking about him? This isn’t a watering down; it’s an outright bowdlerization! #APAfricanAmericanStudies #censorship #bookBans #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #BlackLiterature

I'm another American disgusted and frustrated by the shameful decision by #CollegeBoard to weaken the #APAfricanAmericanStudies curriculum. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/04/opinion/black-history-desantis-college-board.html?unlocked_article_code=rMD1feD0Kwj_MBp1pvh2wepULNFlSr8SaS0RdFfUiA-ZAdkOzDGAkn4sDSQ-izIfUb2Uhwq3aHGpxCaO1Wfu3WT2S7no0mS9R08grkdr6mhHbzv3kG-ssbeXCa7e-dSz6oneRfj7xn-CrDyCU_BmZLyqEN208sHS4jMq0vpDUxpWAUME2EkXzIJ0asX14C-iPA8IsP4Lku8TG8ZaJk3PWI9GGchICe8MoKRTiqDEK2h2DhZP2_FV8KReLqveFKhek2gqrAI7xB0WR5mSBst3-Gmt_zpmOPzkpMYBEaYxX4sfe1RURq-4VOvMJDkcGrPSXsMUUk6y3sA3_QqyOegyjRepSp1eKRCSGtKXejPo&smid=share-url

Maybe we could start a #BannedHistory hashtag trend to read those authors #Florida booted from #APAfricanAmericanStudies

Checked this out of the library.
#BlackHistoryMonth #bellhooks

The College Board has watered down its #APAfricanAmericanStudies class. It claims that it didn't do this in response to criticism fron DeSantis and other Republican governors, but this claim seems nonsensical to me. Troubling but not surprising to see.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html

The College Board has watered down its #APAfricanAmericanStudies class. It claims that it didn't do this in response to criticism fron DeSantis and other Republican governors, but this claim seems nonsensical to me. Troubling but not surprising to see.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies.html

You sold out and showed yourselves to be unserious.
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RT @APforStudents
Since last fall, we’ve been piloting #APAfricanAmericanStudies in 60 schools across the U.S. Thank you to the brilliant scholars & teachers who developed this rich & inspiring course. We're proud to celebrate the official course framework today. #CelebrateAPAfricanAmericanStudies
https://twitter.com/APforStudents/status/1620792858780262400