New Jersey to Expand AP African American Studies Classes

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gives a speech on the Hudson River tunnel project at the West Side Yard in New York City, on Jan. 31, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Gov. Phil Murphy (D-N.J.) announced on Tuesday that AP African American Studies classes will be expanded to 26 schools in New Jersey for the 2023–24 academic year.

The course was introduced in 60 high schools across the United States this year as part of a two-year pilot program, with one of them located in New Jersey. Murphy announced the program’s expansion during a visit to Science Park High School with Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka during Black History Month.