The requirement in the 185,000-student district, which is about two-thirds black, begins with September's freshman class, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Thursday.

The yearlong course covers subjects including classical African civilizations, civil rights and black nationalism, said Gregory Thornton, the district's chief academic officer. The other social studies requirements are American history, geography and world history.

Why not American government?  Home ec?  Typing, given that we're now in the Computer Age?  Personal banking?  Something  that actually has to do with helping them learn skills they'll need later on in life, rather than this  asinine claptrap.

Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, an advocacy group for big city school districts, said Philadelphia appeared to be in the forefront with such a requirement.

"Courses on the subjects are offered as electives in other cities," he said.

As they bloody well should be.  It is not necessary  to possess a knowledge of the history of a country halfway around the world in order to function as a contributing member of American society.  If it were, how the Hell™ did we get by for lo these last 230 years or so, hmmmmmmm???

(*crickets chirping*)

Yeah, I thought  so...

Some parents opposed requiring the course, including Miriam Foltz, president of the Home and School Association at Baldi Middle School.

"There are other races in this city," said Foltz, who is white. "There are other cultures that will be very offended by this. How can you just mandate a course like this?"

It's pretty clear to me, Miriam.  The Fookadelphia school district is on their knees to the Revvvvv'r'nnnnnnd Jack'snnnnnnnnn, the Reverend "Hymietown" Sharpton and the rest  of the NAA(L)CP - and it doesn't have the testicular fortitude to stand up to these asswipes and tell them what to go do with themselves.

While acknowledging it would be better to have courses adequately reflecting all cultures, district officials said African and African American history had been neglected too long.

"We have a whole continent that has been absent from most of our textbooks," said Paul Vallas, the district's chief executive officer.

It's called "world history", Vallas, you dumbass.  And...(double checks story)...yep - you do have it in the curriculum.

Face it - this is nothing more than your chance to bow & scrape before those angst-ridden assnuggets who hold your leash.  How's it feel to be on the plantation, moron?

F.E.T.E., as the Imperial Torturer™ might say...