Black history class to undergo changes, College Board says

The College Board says changes will be made to its new AP African American studies course, after critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life

- Cheyanne Mumphrey

In a statement on Monday, the College Board said the development committee and experts charged with authoring the Advanced Placement course "will determine the details of those changes over the next few months."

"We are committed to providing an unflinching encounter with the facts and evidence of African American history and culture," the company said.

It remains unclear what the changes are or when they will be made public.

The course gained national attention this winter when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2024, said he would ban the course in his state because it pushed a political agenda.