Lots of good points.

I, too, when I saw they added "Black conservatism" to the AP class, was scratching my head in mild puzzlement on how that is going to be defined? There are of course actual Black conservatives, and one whom I have long greatly admired is Michael Steele, former RNC chair. However, he is persona non grata with the current GOP ... because the GOP currently is absolutely NOT conservative. Trump was NEVER conservative, not even close. The GOP has twisted into a pretzel what the word ever in fact meant and turned it on its head.

So, actually, I not only am curious about what will be taught as "Black conservatism" but in fact, will they properly teach what "conservatism" actually even is? I imagine if they did, Ron DeSantis would object strenuously and demand it too then be removed from the class, since Ron is 100% NOT a conservative since he thinks it is okay for his government to interfere with businesses (Disney, or any business who wanted to impose COVID restrictions, which is their own damn business as a private business), to interfere in private personal lives (the bedroom and the doctor's office), thinks it is okay for government to interfere in what healthcare you can receive, wants government to ban books and curtail free speech (if you think the date 1619 matters or are LGBTQ or like drag shows, or whatever other speech/books he personally doesn't like) and in effect have government establish the Christian religion as what rules the day... Ron basically wants government to dictate pretty much everything in people's lives from the top down. Correct me if I am wrong, but that ain't conservatism.

Which brings my poor little confused brain back to the question: what is the academic subdiscipline of "Black conservatism?" I am so confused .... ;-)