The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies


The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies

By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS, Eliza Fawcett 
The New York Times
7 min
February 1, 2023



After heavy criticism from Gov. Ron DeSantis, the College Board released on Wednesday an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies — stripped of much of the subject matter that had angered the governor and other conservatives.

The College Board purged the names of many Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory, the queer experience and Black feminism. It ushered out some politically fraught topics, like Black Lives Matter, from the formal curriculum.

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