The College Board this week released its updated curriculum for an Advanced Placement African American studies course after receiving criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. BlackVoicesWTTW
made had nothing to do with Florida's ban on the course, but that the revision was part of the normal process for an AP course. Johnson said he is skeptical of that assertion.
Johnson added that the omission of a unit on the Black Lives Matter movement in the revised curriculum is “a missed opportunity” for students who witnessed the BLM movement in real time.
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