Osborn High School – AP African American Studies

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

College Board is piloting a new Advanced Placement course called AP African American Studies. AP African American Studies is a multidisciplinary course that examines the diversity of African American experiences through direct encounters with authentic and varied sources. The course focuses on four thematic units that move across the instructional year chronologically, providing students opportunities to delve into key topics that extend from the medieval kingdoms of West Africa to the ongoing challenges and achievements of the contemporary moment. Given the multidisciplinary character of African American studies, students in the AP course will develop skills across multiple disciplines, with an emphasis on historical, literary, visual, and data analysis skills. This new course foregrounds a study of the diversity of Black communities in the United States while considering the broader context of Africa and the African diaspora.