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    Commentary: Watering down AP African American studies is a disservice to students

    by Suneal Kolluri, Los Angeles Times Feb 06, 2023 3 minutes
    Eagle Rock High School student Lucia Sano paints a mural of a Black woman's profile on a store front in support of the Black Lives Matter movement on Tuesday June 9, 2020 in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

    A new Advanced Placement African American studies course, piloted across 60 schools during the current school year, has been celebrated by scholars of race and ethnicity and criticized by conservative politicians and commentators. When the official curriculum was released last week, revisions made by the course designers suggest that they sought to satisfy both its supporters and critics.

    But by attempting to appease everyone, the final curriculum will hurt African American students.

    The middle ground is often a perilous place for marginalized communities. The Rev. Martin Luther

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