The AP course will explore the topics of African civilizations, the African diaspora, the civil rights movement, and sociology to name a few.
Nicole Powers, who will be teaching the class in the fall and serves as the Social Studies Co-Chair, believes multicultural education can have many benefits for student learning.
"If it were up to me, they'd be getting it from kindergarten on[ward] because multicultural education is important for all students and I think for any student to be able to see themselves in the curriculum, you have an opportunity for them to really buy into education,” said Powers.
Powers wants every student within the district to be able to have a diverse style of learning.
"We believe in inclusivity, we believe in everybody and when I say multiculturalism or multicultural education is for everybody I mean that. This AP African American Studies is not only for African American students it's for everybody," said Powers.