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What is "Africentricity"?
Asante (2003) states that "Afrocentricity is a mode of thought and action in which the centrality of African interests, values and perspectives predominate. In regards to theory, it is placing African people in the center of any analysis of African phenomena. Thus, it is possible for any one to master the discipline of seeking the location of Africans in a given phenomenon. In terms of action and behaviour, it is a devotion to the idea that what is in the best interest of African consciousness is at the heart of ethical behaviour. Finally, Afrocentricity seeks to enshrine the idea that blackness itself is a trope of ethics. Thus, to be black is to be against all forms of oppression, racism, classism, homophobia, patriarchy, child abuse, pedophilia and white racial domination" (p. 2).
Who We Are & Our Goal:
We are four graduate students working towards our M.Ed in Lifelong Learning with a focus on Africentric Research and Policy. We are educators in the public school system and committed to equitable education for Afrikan Nova Scotian learners. Our goal is to create a trusted and reliable web space for students, parents, and educators, that focuses on the Afrikan Nova Scotian learner. This web space will be an ever-evolving site that caters to those who are committed to equitable education
Our Website Focus:
Committed to delivering a curriculum infused with Afrikan Nova Scotian content, we felt like minded educators could benefit from a on-line resource that would centralize accurate and truthful information pertaining to people of Afrikan ancestry. We decided to create a web space that educators, parents, and students could trust to find information pertinent to Afrikan Nova Scotian learners. The web space has been divided into four sections: student resource page focusing on funding available for students interested in pursuing a post-secondary education; an educators resource page providing links and resource suggestions to content with an Africentric focus; a lower elementary instructional methods and classroom environment page, focusing on materials and resources that would facilitate an Africentric classroom; and finally an upper elementary page, focusing on instructional methods and classroom environment that would facilitate an Africentric classroom.
Asante (2003) states that "Afrocentricity is a mode of thought and action in which the centrality of African interests, values and perspectives predominate. In regards to theory, it is placing African people in the center of any analysis of African phenomena. Thus, it is possible for any one to master the discipline of seeking the location of Africans in a given phenomenon. In terms of action and behaviour, it is a devotion to the idea that what is in the best interest of African consciousness is at the heart of ethical behaviour. Finally, Afrocentricity seeks to enshrine the idea that blackness itself is a trope of ethics. Thus, to be black is to be against all forms of oppression, racism, classism, homophobia, patriarchy, child abuse, pedophilia and white racial domination" (p. 2).
Who We Are & Our Goal:
We are four graduate students working towards our M.Ed in Lifelong Learning with a focus on Africentric Research and Policy. We are educators in the public school system and committed to equitable education for Afrikan Nova Scotian learners. Our goal is to create a trusted and reliable web space for students, parents, and educators, that focuses on the Afrikan Nova Scotian learner. This web space will be an ever-evolving site that caters to those who are committed to equitable education
Our Website Focus:
Committed to delivering a curriculum infused with Afrikan Nova Scotian content, we felt like minded educators could benefit from a on-line resource that would centralize accurate and truthful information pertaining to people of Afrikan ancestry. We decided to create a web space that educators, parents, and students could trust to find information pertinent to Afrikan Nova Scotian learners. The web space has been divided into four sections: student resource page focusing on funding available for students interested in pursuing a post-secondary education; an educators resource page providing links and resource suggestions to content with an Africentric focus; a lower elementary instructional methods and classroom environment page, focusing on materials and resources that would facilitate an Africentric classroom; and finally an upper elementary page, focusing on instructional methods and classroom environment that would facilitate an Africentric classroom.
Scholars To Help Frame Your Understanding:
Peggy McIntosh- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Manga Clem Marshall- Talking Cheddo:Teaching Hard Kushitic Truths Liberating Panafrikanism
Molefi Kente Asante- Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change
Molefi Kente Asante- Afrocentric Curriculum
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