Editor’s Note: Elena Sheppard is a culture writer who focuses on books, fashion, theater and history. Her first book, “The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora,” is forthcoming from St.

American novelist Toni Morrison delivers a speech to an audience. The AP African American Studies course highlights Toni Morrison and her contributions to the U.S. along with other people of African ...

A group of 55 academic historians is speaking out against the College Board’s recent overhaul of its Advanced Placement U.S. History (APUSH) standards. The professors and scholars met in April to ...

Florida's DOE bans AP African American studies. An FIU professor resists. The Florida Department of Education banned the College Boards AP African American studies course after finding it ...