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22 Dead After Airstrike Rocks African Nation’s Capital

A major airstrike Saturday outside of Khartoum, Sudan, has left at least 22 people dead, according to the Associated Press. Saturday’s air attack marks one of the deadliest airstrikes the country has seen in more than three months of a…

College Board Will Change AP African American Studies Curriculum… Again

An Advanced Placement (AP) pilot course dedicated to African American studies will be revised again after state governors across the country argued whether or not the content was appropriate, the…

Morgan Freeman Insulted by Black History Month, the Term ‘African American’

Apr 17, 2023

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African White House Reporter Says He’s Being ‘Censored and Punished’ For Asking

by Debra Heine The top White House reporter from Africa said Thursday that he is “censored and punished” by the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) for asking “totally incompetent” White House Press Secretary Karine…

Reworking of AP African American Studies Course Represents a Triumph Over Radicalism –

During the past few decades, so-called “identity studies” programs — such as women’s studies and black studies — have proliferated in American colleges, with extraordinarily deleterious consequences. Why deleterious?…

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Scores Victory Over College Board’s AP African American

The New York Times is lamenting the College Board’s revised curriculum for its course in Advanced Placement African American Studies (APAAS) – its abandonment of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and the move to make Black Lives Matter (BLM)…

College Board Announces Revision of AP African American Studies Course After DeSantis

The College Board announced Tuesday it will be updating its framework for its Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies (APAAS) course in a statement that comes following the course’s rejection by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis…

Florida Rejects AP African American Studies Course That Contained Section On ‘Queer

The Florida Department of Education rejected an AP African American Studies course because it lacked “educational value and historical accuracy.” The course featured tenets of Critical Race Theory and a section on queer theory,…

Pioneers of African American Cinema Comes to Gateway Film Center

Gateway Film Center brings a slice of American cinematic history to life this winter. Beginning January 5 and running through March 4, the film center will screen selections from the Kino Lorber collection Pioneers of African American…