Explores the primary sources that document African and African American resistance to slavery (i.e., narratives, diaries, letters, travel accounts) and the issues of accuracy and interpretation that surround these sources. Sources prove the presence of resistance among enslaved Africans. "Eurocentric" views have denied or limited the…

The Manning Cultural Awareness Program addresses the gender-specific social and psychological needs of African American males in South Carolina prisons through education and activities related to African and African American culture and history. Knowledge of social and cultural heritage along with appropriate communication skills are intended to…

The attempt by many urban school districts to develop African curricula creates a dilemma, because it usually places an African-centered program in a multicultural curriculum that is centered in the European-American educational tradition. Currently, some elements of an African and African-centered curriculum may be found in the multicultural…

Maintains that the challenges of multicultural education include providing reliable information about civilizations for which reliable information is difficult to find. Offers an overview of the history, culture, and significance of the ancient African civilization of Kush. Provides a list of student and teacher references. (CFR)

Explores the intersection of race and gender by examining two ascendant political discourses about African American males: (1) Afrocentrism; and (2) black feminist thought. Reviews recent African American history and the development of both Afrocentrism and black feminism. (CFR)

To address the needs of African American students at Beaver College in Glenside (Pennsylvania), a one-credit freshman orientation course on Afrocentricity was developed. The course was intended to increase the comfort level between the institution and its culturally diverse students and add additional support for increased retention of African…