Following the rise of social justice movements in the summer of 2020, particularly the revitalization of the Black Lives Matter movement, the College Board announced in August of 2022 that it will be piloting a new Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course in about 60 high schools. Officially offered nationwide in the 2024-2025 school […]
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Black History, Banned.
Toni Morrison’s first published novel The Bluest Eye tells the story of Pecola, a young Black girl living in the wake of the Great Depression who yearns for blue eyes and blonde hair, as she believes that her blackness makes her ugly. The story touches on an array of themes, including domestic violence, incest, rape, […]