Florida College Board Revises AP African American Studies Curriculum And Adds ‘Black Conservatism’

02/02/2023

Respected authors Alice Walker and Ta-Nehisi Coates were cut from the syllabus.

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Florida College Board Revises AP African American Studies Curriculum And Adds ‘Black Conservatism’

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