RUHS adds Ethnic, AP African American Studies
by Garth Meyer Ethnic Studies and AP African American Studies at Redondo Union High School were approved by a 4-0 school board vote Tuesday, Jan. 22. Students spoke in support at the meeting, including junior class president Ezequiel Johnson and Black Student Union president Sidney Cherry. Her father, Daniel Cherry, also addressed the board. The Adidas executive said, “You can’t get to algebra without math and you can’t get to a full education in this country without African American Studies.” The course, to begin next year, highlights early African kingdoms and contemporary movements. “This was the ask of Dr. Kyle Garrity,” said Susan Wildes, assistant superintendent of educational services, referring to the RUHS assistant principal. Ethnic Studies will take the place of freshman English, also starting in 2024-25. A California State Assembly bill passed in October 2021 made this the first state in the U.S. to require ethnic studies for high school graduation. An RUHS committee began work in the fall of 2022 to create the new class. “English 9 — Ethnic Studies feels like the kid trying to be born for 18 months,” Wildes told the school board. “Students in (this class) will study…
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