Virginia high schools to offer African
American history courses in fall
WTOP-TV [Washington, DC],
by
Michelle Murillo
Original Article
Posted By: Ribicon,
7/12/2020 3:39:18 PM
When Virginia high school students return to class this fall, they’ll have the option of taking an African American history course—a new offering in the commonwealth this year. The state’s Commission on African American History Education—which has been tasked with making sure African American history is properly represented in the state’s schools—would like the course to be made mandatory for seniors to qualify to graduate. But Virginia Education Secretary Atif Qarni said the state is not ready for that yet. “We just don’t have enough licensed teachers to teach the course,” said Qarni. “So we have to build capacity.”
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Italiano 7/12/2020 3:47:03 PM (No. 475990)
All students get an A on enrollment.
A+ if they can spell cat without being spotted the "c" and the "a".
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Timber Queen 7/12/2020 3:50:23 PM (No. 475993)
I demand Irish History, as a separate subject, be taught in American schools. We were kings, then slaves, then freedmen who came to United States. And so were the Germans, English, Scots, French, Italians, Eastern Europeans, Asians, Africans and South Americans. We were all once represented in one course called "American History". It worked well, perhaps we should go back to it.
MAGA:KAG - One Nation Under God
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Catherine 7/12/2020 4:05:08 PM (No. 476003)
I don't really have a problem with this, as long as it's optional. Schools in Louisiana (in February) offer hardly anything but African history. History of any kind is interesting to me. Perhaps if more accurate history were offered today we wouldn't have a bunch of clueless snowflakes who hate this country.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
JHHolliday 7/12/2020 4:06:11 PM (No. 476005)
More Hispanics in the country now than blacks. Shouldn't we have Mexican history? Central American history? We have to be fair to everyone.
OP's assessment of the class content is correct. The tiniest accomplishments will be elevated and the end of colonialism exalted as the greatest movement in history, There will not, however, be any chapters on African genocides, murderous civil wars and the current size of the offshore bank accounts owned by the various potentates of African countries.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Socaworld 7/12/2020 4:08:02 PM (No. 476007)
Translation from the pull quote ". . . we have to build capacity". Meaning, hiring more angry, unqualified teachers to teach angry, unprepared students to become angry, unproductive employees.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Agent Orange 7/12/2020 4:08:09 PM (No. 476008)
It would be nice if they taught US history for a change.
MSgt USAF (ret)
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
BeatleJeff 7/12/2020 4:13:19 PM (No. 476013)
My son won't be taking it. Not that I would be opposed to him learning actual A-A History, but because that's what this won't be. Instead it will be leftist propaganda twisted to push their agenda.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
MindMadeUp 7/12/2020 4:16:52 PM (No. 476019)
There is no White history or black history. There is only history and we all seem doomed to repeat it.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Calico Al 7/12/2020 4:17:10 PM (No. 476020)
I'm pretty sure there will be a chapter on the dems and the KKK.s/o
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Grounded 7/12/2020 4:48:46 PM (No. 476056)
I'm glad that I'm 50 years out of high school. At least we actually learned something in those days.
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This’ll be a short sleeper course I’m sure. Pretty much OP.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
cor-vet 7/12/2020 5:18:21 PM (No. 476087)
This is going to be one of those courses like basket-weaving that aspiring athletes take to earn diploma! They'll all learn about St's. George Floyd, Travon and Michael Brown. Maybe there'll be a chapter on how important it is to pay your taxes, by Revrun Al. The chapter from the 0bamas can show them how to work the system through Affirmative Action.
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I hope these courses include that it was black Africans who sold other black Africans to the slavers who transported them to the Americas.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Suzi 7/12/2020 5:36:19 PM (No. 476098)
What took them so long? This should have been an elective option a long time ago. I think it's a great idea.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 7/12/2020 6:49:04 PM (No. 476142)
You didn't graduate from high school in Davidson County Tennessee in the 1960's without a vast knowledge of the contributions to our country's history made by outstanding American, who also happened to be Black. If you missed it, sorry for ya!
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 7/12/2020 6:57:18 PM (No. 476145)
How about “Negroes’ Contribution to World Culture, Beginning of Time Until Now?”
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
padiva 7/12/2020 7:23:00 PM (No. 476166)
Will it include information about all the white Northerners who fought for their freedom?
Information about the Underground Railroad is wonderful. White people helped with that.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
DVC 7/12/2020 9:57:16 PM (No. 476302)
When I went to elementary school in Virginia, we studied Virginia history. Heroic stuff, too.
Circling the drain.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Safari Man 7/12/2020 10:23:08 PM (No. 476318)
That ought to be a real riot.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
watashiyo 7/13/2020 12:05:37 AM (No. 476381)
This will be a very short one hour course.
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#18 Me too. This is sickening and propaganda. It's like the liberal African American studies in college to avoid a real education. This has gone on so long, most blacks are delusional. I hear it every week.
Where did carpetbagger Gov Blackface come from ?
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Apologizes for continuing. Seems Gov Blackface is the male version of Rachel Dolezal and a native son. Something ain't right with the boy.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
Polecat49 7/13/2020 11:22:35 AM (No. 476832)
I guess they should teach someone's so-called ?history? They quit teaching American history years and years ago. demoncRATS would much rather be demoncRATS than ever be mistaken for AMERICANS.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 7/13/2020 3:06:30 PM (No. 477048)
Like blackened catfish let's blacken the schools like the NFL, NBA, NASCAR, Hollywood and every thing else. Bring e-bonics back, remember that? Why not make America dumb and keeping America stupid this will never end all for one race of people it's pathetic.
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Optional, for now, just like Homosexual History that's woven into all classwork. No need to hire more teachers with specialized training. Here's the course in 5 seconds: They was kings, then they was slaves. bLACK person good, white person bad, Africa good, USA bad.