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These N J teens fought for African-American studies to be required They succeeded
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Cherry Hill School District becomes first in NJ to mandate African American history course for graduation Melanie Burney, The Philadelphia Inquirer © JESSICA GRIFFIN/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Some of the students who helped push for a mandatory African American history course are shown (Left to Right): Joy Thomas, Machayla Randall, Xandria McKinley, and Obinna Okorie, in front of Cherry Hill East High School last June.
Beginning this fall, Cherry Hill public school students will be required to take a course on African American history in order to graduate.
The Cherry Hill school board voted 8-0 Tuesday night to make the South Jersey district the first in New Jersey to mandate the course for its more than 11,000 students. The push has garnered national attention and could prompt other districts to follow.
Students fight for Black history courses, a more diverse curriculum in high schools
The students fighting for a more diverse lesson plan
Replay Video UP NEXT Many high school students are usually preoccupied with fitting in and keeping their heads above never-ending tests and due dates. But Machayla Randall, a high school senior in New Jersey, is more worried about making a difference in her school and beyond. “There s definitely a lack of education of African American history throughout our school system,” she said. “In our history courses, the most you learn about African American history is during the month of February, which is Black History Month, and it s limited to the civil rights movement and that s pretty much it, unfortunately.”
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