/tags/african-american-history African American History en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:05:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-23/floridas-ap-african-american-studies-ban-should-raise-alarm-elsewhere-lawmaker-says Florida state Sen. Shevrin Jones, a Democrat, says the proposed course "wasn't indoctrination, it wasn't ideology, it was facts." He fears blocking it will harm students in Florida and beyond. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 10:05:00 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-01-23/floridas-ap-african-american-studies-ban-should-raise-alarm-elsewhere-lawmaker-says Rachel Treisman /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-09-15/the-benefits-of-african-american-studies The College Board is administering a pilot program for the first Advanced Placement African American Studies course this Fall in around 60 high schools.We take a look at how the course will be taught and how we can benefit from better understanding the story of African Americans. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:55:28 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2022-09-15/the-benefits-of-african-american-studies /2022-06-02/first-black-ohio-state-graduate-dedicated-his-life-to-education This year marks the 130th anniversary of the first Black student to graduate from Ohio State University. His name was Sherman Hamlin Guss and he graduated in 1892. Thu, 02 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT /2022-06-02/first-black-ohio-state-graduate-dedicated-his-life-to-education Michael De Bonis /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-09-27/the-history-and-legacy-of-american-slavery 400 years ago, slavery officially began in America. It started with the sale of 20 humans in Virginia. According to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade… Fri, 27 Sep 2019 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-09-27/the-history-and-legacy-of-american-slavery /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-08-22/the-history-and-legacy-of-american-slavery 400 years ago, slavery officially began in America. It started with the sale of 20 humans in Virginia. According to the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade… Thu, 22 Aug 2019 04:05:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-08-22/the-history-and-legacy-of-american-slavery /show/the-american-sound/2019-01-15/columbus-composer-mark-lomaxs-afrikan-epic-tells-400-years-of-african-american-history Four hundred years ago this year, the first African people were taken from their homelands and brought to colonial America – thus instituting slavery in… Tue, 15 Jan 2019 12:45:00 GMT /show/the-american-sound/2019-01-15/columbus-composer-mark-lomaxs-afrikan-epic-tells-400-years-of-african-american-history Jennifer Hambrick /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-04-11/teaching-slavery-in-america The Southern Poverty Law Center has published a new study that shows students don’t learn enough about the history of slavery in America. Of the thousand… Wed, 11 Apr 2018 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-04-11/teaching-slavery-in-america /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-02-23/all-sides-weekend-african-americans-military-service African American soldiers have always been a significant part of our military history but their contributions are often overlooked. Countless men and… Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:00:01 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-02-23/all-sides-weekend-african-americans-military-service /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-02-02/teaching-black-history February is Black History Month, a nationally recognized tradition that began in 1926. Schools throughout the country incorporate lessons of black history… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-02-02/teaching-black-history