AAST Affiliate, Dr. Rossina Zamora Liu, Publishes Op-Ed for The Baltimore Banner on The College Board's Decision on African American Studies

On Thursday, March 9, 2023, AAST Affiliate Faculty, Dr. Rossina Zamora Liu, published an op-ed in The Baltimore Banner with Tara Brown titled, “Commentary: College Board’s rotted roots reflected in decision on AP African American Studies.”

Let us be clear, the College Board’s decision to strip down its AP African American Studies curriculum is yet another example of institutional control over what is worth learning, and importantly, whom that learning should benefit.

With a history predicated on the foundations of eugenics and anti-Blackness, the College Board has yet to create a curriculum that centers Black scholars who write and teach about Black humanity and who envision and inspire Black futures.

We are writing from the perspective of two women and educators of color in higher education who identify as Asian American and Black and whose works interrogate systemic racism in schools and communities. We recognize that the anti-critical race theory movement and now, the board’s revised curriculum, were prompted by white conservative politicians and activists who rallied parents against any critiques of white supremacy.

You can read the full article here.