Gertrude Theresa Hodges was the first African American to graduate from Johns Hopkins' nursing school. (Courtesy of Johns Hopkins School of Nursing) “The entrance level salary is $20,000 to ...

AP African American Studies received intense public scrutiny from some conservative leaders, such as Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who criticized the curriculum ...

Mary Eliza Mahoney was one of only four students to complete the rigorous graduate nursing program at the New England Hospital for Women and Children, making her the first Black licensed nurse.

South County High, where Miller teaches, is one of about 16 schools in Virginia piloting the class this school year. In that state, AP African American Studies will remain an elective rather than ...

At least three Virginia school districts plan to offer the pilot Advanced Placement African American studies course next school year amid scrutiny from officials in several states, including Gov ...

Carlisle Area School Board voted unanimously on April 20th to accept the class starting in the 2023-2024 school year. ... The course, Advanced Placement course in African American studies, ...

The Douglas County school board unanimously approved a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies after hearing parents and educators express support for the class during a meeting ...

A Triad senior recently made history by becoming the first African-American valedictorian at R.J. Reynolds High School in Winston-Salem, N.C., in 100 years.

There was no other school for African American students during that time,” Beulah First Baptist Church Senior Pastor Felix Cole said. The school is next to and owned by the Beulah First Baptist ...

Sharon Courtney, a high school teacher in Peekskill, New York teaching the African American studies course, said her students were “shocked” to learn Florida blocked the class.

Alena Analeigh is just 14 years old but she's already a junior at Arizona State University and she's the youngest African American to ever be accepted into medical school. "I really found, like ...

College Board's AP African American studies has been canceled by the Arkansas Department of Education just ... All schools can begin offering AP African American Studies in the 2024-25 school year.