Addresses career development as a special task in life-span development. Discusses career development as a counseling intervention based on Eurocentric concepts, a conceptualization that might not address the needs of African American clients. Argues that individual behavior is organized with respect to values, attitudes, and beliefs of a…

Contends that Eurocentric criticism cannot adequately explain or interpret the works of African American dramatists. The African American dramatist and his work should be interpreted by a member of his primary audience. (DM)

Examines the emergent philosophy of Afrocentrism, describing its use as a basis for new orientations to the creation and interpretation of data. Suggests that the traditional Eurocentric research criteria of objectivity, reliability, and validity are inadequate and incorrect, especially for research involving human experiences. Recommends new…

Examined characteristics of 12 substance abuse prevention programs serving African American youth. Findings indicated that African American youth exhibited lower use rates than most other ethnic groups, but by age 16-18 years, use was prevalent. Africentric principles and themes integrated into the prevention programs contributed to higher rates…

The works of over 75 communication scholars have consistently traced the markers of communication in African American life. There exists a complex and varied corpus that is necessarily interdisciplinary and multifarious in perspectives and context. The space(s) is theirs to define and, perhaps, to claim. Such studies may reward scholars most when…

Reviews research and opinion about the origin of Ebonics, refutes theories on Ebonics being a black version of English, and characterizes Ebonics as an African-based language in structure and origin, mixed with European words. Contains 51 references. (SLD)

Defends the position that there is no evidence to support that the Greeks stole their philosophy from Egypt, or that Socrates' ancestors were foreign. Differences between the author's and Bernal's view of Afrocentrism are reviewed, and it is argued that Bernal resorts to emotionally charged words to defend his position of Lefkowitz's "Not Out…

Presents a historical perspective on important questions about the scientific status of Afrocentricity, its thrust toward community, advocates of Afrocentrism, nationalism and communality, gender issues, and Afrocentricity's role in comparative studies. The current emergence of African-American studies curricula in universities reflect a…

Discusses an Afrocentric curriculum in public education, describing Molefi Asante's Africology (an epistemological relativism that integrates several academic disciplines into an overarching study). Examines its epistemology and its principles for selecting languages of instruction, academic subjects, course materials, and teaching methodologies.…

The Nguzo Saba or "Seven Principles of Blackness" provide the fundamental basis for the development of an African America value system that is based on the cultural and historical particularisms of being Black in an American society that devalues Black efficacy and Black people. The fundamentals of this value system, foundational to the Kwanzaa…

The purpose of this research was to investigate nonverbal communication through channel perception while observing any significant differences among race, sex, and social class background variables. In addition, differences and/or similarities in Afrocentric and Eurocentric world views in regard to nonverbal channel perception and cultural…

Describes the Oshodi (J. Oshodi) Empty-Pot Healing Approach (OEPHA), an African-based psychotherapeutic approach that aims to create balance and foster achievement motivation. Illustrates the 11 phases of the OEPHA through the case study of an adult psychotherapeutic client. (SLD)

Argues that the Black heroes created by Afrocentric, Black playwrights are categorically different from the White heroes created by Eurocentric, White playwrights. Identifies traits of the Black hero (personal magnitude, self-irony, verbal skill) and describes variations on the heroic in a number of Black American plays.

Examined centricity combined with Africentricity in mentoring experiences among African American students. Discusses Africentric and Eurocentric philosophies; utilizes the Mentoring Model and African principles of Nguzo Saba to develop an Africentric mentoring paradigm; examines the paradigm's role in supporting African American college students;…

Pilot tested the Africentric Home Environment Inventory (AHEI), an observational measure for racial socialization features of the home environment, collecting data during home visits with socioeconomically diverse, urban, African American families with preschoolers. There was a strong association between AHEI scores and family socioeconomic…