Florida postponed an African American history institute for public school teachers a week before its start next week, a move that upset long-standing members of the state’s African American history ...

Miami Norland Senior High School teacher Renee O’Connor in her classroom on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Back in February of 2022, Renee O’Connor was a finalist to be Miami-Dade County Public School’s ...

When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke out in January against the College Board’s new Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies pilot class, he ended up becoming a teachable moment himself.

Teachers in Florida have said they’re confused by the state’s new African American history standards and it’s not hard to see why. While the new standards rightfully put more emphasis on African ...

Across the country, there are ongoing controversies over how and if Black history should be taught in classrooms. Protests have ensued after a Missouri based school board dropped elective Black ...

Darren Williams is one of two teachers in the Tulsa school district who signed up to teach the pilot version of the Advanced Placement African American Studies course this school year. During a ...

When Evanston Township High School history teacher Kamasi Hill heard the College Board was developing an AP African American Studies curriculum, he knew he wanted to get involved. So, he reached out ...

When it came time for Emmitt Glynn to teach the lesson on the Black Panthers in his AP African American Studies class, he says he was overcome with “fear” walking into his classroom at Baton Rouge ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More fallout over Florida’s New Academic Standards that require educators to teach about the personal benefits African Americans received during slavery. A Duval County history ...

In a groundbreaking initiative, Harvard University launched the Black Teacher Archive (BTA) in late 2023. This digital treasure trove offers a wealth of primary source materials – journals and ...