This class is taught in English.

- Identify connections between Black communities in the United States and the broader African diaspora in the past and present.
- Compare and analyze a range of perspectives about the movements, approaches, organizations, and key figures involved in freedom movements, as expressed in textbased, data, and visual sources.
- Demonstrate understanding of the diversity and complexity of African societies and their global connections before the emergence of transatlantic slavery.
- Evaluate the political, historical, aesthetic, and transnational contexts of major social movements.

Course educator, Morgan Jae, is a college-trained historian and educator with a passion for educating youth on the diverse aspects of Black history and culture. She has taught high school students across various subjects including AP Literature and AP Language, while also providing tutoring and supplemental education and instruction for high school history and sociology students. She also has extensive experience curating supplemental reading material for adult book clubs on the topics of Black history, culture, sociology and feminism.

Homework Offered
Students should maintain a course journal. This journal will be used for short response questions, final project planning, note taking & Independent research.

Each week, there will be independent reading, writing and research assignments.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Students will define and execute a research project of their choice, drawn from topics or themes in the course or from the broader field of African American studies. This project is submitted by students and assessed by the course instructor. 
Grades Offered

1) AP African American Studies Course Curriculum (College Board)
2) The Black Book
3) The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
4) BLK ART: The Audacious Legacy of Black Artists and Models in Western Art by Zaria Ware