GRAND RAPIDS, MI – This year is the 40th anniversary of the esteemed annual GIANT Awards, and Grand Rapids Community College is hosting a special celebration to salute the decades of Black leaders who have contributed to the city of Grand Rapids. 10-12)Contractors not paying workers required wages, Ann Arbor investigation finds Ĥ0th anniversary of GIANT Awards will salute decades of Black leadership in Grand Rapids MORE FROM THE ANN ARBOR NEWS:Check out these Black History Month events happening in Washtenaw CountyNew Ann Arbor School Board president is an award-winning authorSeminar to explore Black men’s relationship with trauma, criminal justice system5 fun things to do in Ann Arbor this weekend (Feb. “It’s proper and appropriate that we acknowledge their place in Ann Arbor history, as indeed we acknowledge and honor their place in American history,” he said. The city is proud to have once had Robert and Erma Hayden as Ann Arbor residents, Taylor said. In 1976, he accepted the position of poetry consultant - later called the poet laureate - to the Library of Congress, the first Black American to hold the position. Īnn Arbor OKs historic status for home of late Black poet, music teacherĪNN ARBOR, MI - After many months of consideration, Ann Arbor has decided to honor a late Black couple who broke racial barriers several decades ago.

The framework lists seven course goals:Apply lenses from multiple disciplines to evaluate key concepts, historical developments, and processes that have shaped Black experiences and debates within the field of African American studies.ĭevelop a broad understanding of the many strategies African American communities have employed to represent themselves authentically, promote advancement, and combat the effects of inequality. “The course provides students with a strong foundation of facts and evidence about African American history and culture,” The College Board said in a statement. Whenever I teach about those things, I always have higher engagement than when I teach the more typical subjects.”Arbor Preparatory High School is one of 800 schools selected nationwide to participate in the second year of the pilot course, which is designed to be the equivalent of an introductory college or university course in African American studies and related courses, including Africana studies, African diaspora studies and Black studies.īeginning in the ancient African kingdoms and tracing a path from slavery to freedom, AP African American Studies focuses on key periods, such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the rise and fall of Jim Crow segregation, and the Civil Rights movement. A Washtenaw County school will pilot a new AP African American studies course

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