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Okafor, Victor Oguejiofor – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1994
Examines the present state of the African American community in the United States. Discusses both the symbolic and literal concept of "Back to Africa," arguing that the cultural vitality of Afrocentricity and the African diaspora will profit from symbolic Pan-African linkages, linkages that can rejuvenate the cultural life of the African…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Community, Black Culture, Civil Rights

King, William M. – Phylon, 1992
Explores several facets of science and technology from an Afrocentric perspective with a world view, normative assumptions, and frames of reference growing from experiences and folk wisdom of African Americans. African-American studies can illuminate ways in which science and technology have been subordinated to ideology. (SLD)
Descriptors: African History, Afrocentrism, Black Studies, Blacks

Johnson, Vanessa D. – Journal of Black Studies, 2001
Proposes the consideration of the Nguzo Saba as a foundation for African American college student development theory, focusing on: racial/ethnic identity theories; the history of Kwanzaa; the origins of Kwanzaa (African and African American origins); and practical applications of the Nguzo Saba's seven principles (unity, self-determination,…
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Students

Crouch, Stanley – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1996
Argues that, as a movement, Afrocentrism is a clever but essentially simple-minded hustle that, in its desire to have the power to define, often justifies low-quality scholarship. Its central failure is the failure to recognize what African Americans have done to realize the truest meanings of democratic possibility. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement, Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Studies
An Afrocentric Curriculum in a Composition Classroom: Motivating Students To Read, Write, and Think.
Redd, Teresa M. – 1993
A study examined whether the adoption of an Afrocentric textbook at a historically Black university motivated freshman composition students to read, write, and think. Subjects, 911 out of 1,305 students who completed English 002 during the 1991-92 academic year at Howard University, completed surveys regarding the textbook "Revelations: An…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Colleges, Black Culture, Black Students
Mack, Carl, Jr. – Updating School Board Policies, 1992
Working through a group approach with the community will help school districts reach a multicultural, multiracial consensus to ensure an excellent and equitable education for every child. There is a valid role for Afrocentric and Eurocentric concepts in a pluralist context which includes Hispanic, Native American, and Asian perspectives as well.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Afrocentrism, Board of Education Role, Boards of Education

McWhorter, John H. – Black Scholar, 1997
"Ebonics II" is the position that there is no significant gap between black and standard English but that teaching standard English as a foreign language would alleviate the stigma attached to black English. Acknowledging black English and promoting Afrocentric curricula while teaching standard English would overcome the resistance many children…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Cultural Differences

Nobles, Wade W. – Counseling Psychologist, 1989
Responds to two opening articles by Parham ("Cycles of Psychological Nigrescence") and Helms ("Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling Research"). The epistemological foundations of the (Non-African-based) source model of Black identity are examined from an Afrocentric perspective. (TE)
Descriptors: African Culture, Afrocentrism, Black Attitudes, Black Culture

King, Anthony E. O. – Journal of Multicultural Social Work, 1994
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…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black History, Compensatory Education

Williams, Wayne R. – Phylon, 1992
Examines questions of constructing a unified theory in Black Studies, and proposes a model that has explained creole language phenomena as a possible basis for such a unified theory. Explores the role of African languages in the formation of creole patterns. (SLD)
Descriptors: African History, African Languages, Afrocentrism, Black Studies
Bailey, A. Peter – Crisis, 1990
Lack of individual and group self-esteem hinders African Americans in their efforts to compete with others in U.S. society. A person or group with self-esteem will not settle for second-class treatment. Suggestions for promoting individual and group self-esteem for blacks are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black History, Blacks, Human Dignity
Brown, A. J., Jr. – Momentum, 1993
Describes two programs for African-American youth in Boston: "Kujenga," a Catholic leadership conference composed of Afrocentric plenary sessions, workshops, and liturgy, including African dance and art presentations; and "Street Outreach," a leadership training program within the context of evangelization, focusing on oral…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Biblical Literature, Black Education, Black Leadership
Thomas, Henry M., III – Camping Magazine, 1993
Describes Camp Atwater (North Brookfield, Massachusetts), a summer residential camp founded in 1921 to assist African-American children in developing leadership, character, citizenship, interpersonal communication skills, personal and educational confidence, environmental awareness, physical fitness, and cultural awareness. Describes Camp…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Youth, Cultural Awareness, Educational Philosophy

Belgrave, Faye Z.; Brome, Deborah Ridley; Hampton, Carl – Journal of Black Psychology, 2000
Investigated the contribution of cultural variables, particularly Africentric values and racial identity, to the prediction of drug use, knowledge, and attitudes among African American youths, highlighting individual, peer, and family variables. Data from upper elementary students who participated in a prevention program indicated that Africentric…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Cultural Influences, Cultural Relevance
King, Jean A.; Nielsen, Julie E.; Colby, Jeanette – New Directions for Evaluation, 2004
This article presents the lessons that a team of evaluators learned during a study of a multicultural initiative in a large, Midwestern school district. During the evaluation process, three incidents brought the evaluators' multicultural best intentions into sharp focus. This article describes the evaluation's framework and process and then…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Evaluation Methods, Cultural Pluralism, Multicultural Education