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Who Dat Say (We) "Too Depraved to Be Saved"?: Re-Membering Katrina/Haiti (and beyond): Critical Studyin' for Human Freedom
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King, Joyce E. – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this essay, Joyce King attempts to interrupt the calculus of human (un)worthiness and to repair the collective cultural amnesia that are legacies of slavery and that make it easy--hegemonically and dysconsciously--for the public to accept myths and media reports, such as those about the depravity of survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans…
Descriptors: Black Studies, Slavery, Foreign Countries, Cultural Background
'Til the Needle Breaks
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Hawkins, B. Denise – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2011
After more than half a century, the music of Motown not only thrives, it transcends generations. The iconic sound of Motown has led a handful of scholars to write, teach, lecture and share the music, history and business of Motown on their campuses. In its golden age, from 1959 to 1972, the sound Berry Gordy pioneered at Motown Records in Detroit…
Descriptors: Music, Student Diversity, Music Education, Music Appreciation
African (Black) Psychology: Issues and Synthesis.
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Baldwin, Joseph A. – Journal of Black Studies, 1986
Reviews the recent attempts of Black psychologists and social scientists to formulate a conceptual-operational framework for the study of psychological phenomena as they bear on the cultural-survival conditions of Black-African people. Outlines issues and problems in the attempt to define African (Black) psychology and discusses its relation to…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Studies, Blacks, Definitions
Black Studies Instruction: New Perceptions.
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Millner, Darrell – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1977
Blacks, especially Black historians, have a responsibility to define new standards for evaluating the past, rather than using the ideologies and criteria of Whites. (Author/MC)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black History, Black Studies
Toward an Afrocological Pedagogical Approach to African Civilization.
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Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor – Journal of Black Studies, 1997
The study of controversies about the legitimacy and historical groundedness of assertions about African civilization is used to support an Afrocological teaching approach to African civilization, exploring the content of the American college curriculum. There is a historically factual basis for a holistic pedagogical approach to African…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Afrocentrism, Black Studies
Afrocentrism: Hype or History?
Boyd, Alex; Lenix-Hooker, Catherine J. – Library Journal, 1992
Discusses the concept of Afrocentrism and presents the arguments of several scholars for and against the role of Afrocentrism in education. Implications for librarians are considered, and guidelines for related collections and services are offered. Major African studies repositories and suggested titles for Afrocentric collections are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, African Culture, African History, African Studies
Multiculturalism and Afrocentricity: How They Influence Teaching U.S. History. Point of View.
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Singer, Alan – Social Education, 1993
Reviews the debate concerning the impact of Afrocentric education and multicultural education on U.S. history instruction and course content. Responds to criticisms of Afrocentric education by historians Diane Ravitch and Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. Contends that multicultural education can help recognize divisions in U.S. society and show a…
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Studies