Changes planned for College Board's Black history class

Source: Associated Press

Changes planned for College Board’s Black history class

By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY
April 25, 2023

The College Board is revamping its Advanced Placement African American studies course again, vowing to give students an “unflinching encounter with the facts” following criticism that it watered down curriculum on slavery reparations and the Black Lives Matter movement after pressure from conservative politicians.

The company did not say what the changes will be or when they will be made public. In a statement Monday, it said a development committee and experts charged with developing the course will “determine the details of those changes” over the next few months.

“We are committed to providing an unflinching encounter with the facts and evidence of African American history and culture,” the company said.

The optional course gained national attention this winter when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said he would ban the curriculum in his state because he believed it pushed a political agenda.

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