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stripped bell hooks and Ta-Nehisi Coates from its AP Black History course because racists complained. A prophecy fulfilled.

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Fear of a Black President

As a candidate, Barack Obama said we needed to reckon with race and with America’s original sin, slavery. But as our first black president, he has avoided mention of race almost entirely. In having...

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It’s a private board they can do what they want

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Fear of a black planet

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Fact Check? FALSE. They weren’t “stripped” from the course, they simply were removed from the course for being not properly vetted.

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what is the fear factor of learning history?

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Unbelievable.

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A little less shallow racism isn't exactly a loss.

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Very very bad! Every HS should relook its relationship with AP. This backsliding needs to be nipped in the bud.

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unbelievable. I just assigned Coates to my AP class last week.

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Great News!

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made a big mistake removing stars like bell hooks and

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