Teaching Children Black History: a New Curriculum
In this 1 hour and 50 minute webinar, you will learn how to study Afro-American and Black history generally; and teach themselves and others our history, e.g., children.
Psychologist, Dr. Amos Wilson, believed that the African spirit and mind can be healed through the advancement of an African centered historiographic, social and natural sciences.
In the The Falsification of Afrikan Consciousness: Eurocentric History, Psychiatry And The Politics Of White Supremacy Wilson wrote (p.15).
Wilson believes we should see history as psychohistory. He claims that the aim of writing Black people out of history is to destroy any sense of intellectual or social self-esteem for African people.
Wilson noted that (p.24).
Wilson maintains that we must study Afrocentric History, because Europeans use history as a way of maintaining white supremacy; and the study of history by Blacks is a threat to the status quo.
The great scholar Carter G. Woodson believed
-- The Miseducation of the Negro, on page p.24.
Woodson wrote that:
Professor Kaba Hiawatha Kamene answers the questions:
- Does Carter G. Woodson’s, observation on the education of Blacks remain true? Are the Public Schools meeting the needs of Afro-American Youths.
- In your travels what are parents and teachers telling you about the educational needs of their children?
- Why do we need a new Social Studies curriculum for Afro-American children?
- How can teachers and parents use the Food Strategy and your books to teach their children more history?
Dr. David Imhotep discusses and answers:
- Why should children know about the Afro-American historians who wrote our ancient history.
- Who are the heroes in the study of ancient Black History?.
- He talks about his favorite Black histories such as DuBois, Diop , J.A. Rogers.
- How can parents and teachers use your seven (7) evidences to help their children learn about the early history of Blacks in the Americas?
Dr. Clyde Winters answers:
- What is Curriculum?
- Why is Curriculum important?
- What is the Afrocentric Social Science Curriculum”?
- He discusses, how he became involved in studying curriculum along with sharing how people can use the History of Blacks in America from Pre-History to 1877, and A Common Core State Standards History, and Using Common Core Standards to teach Kushite History, to learn our history.
- How can teachers, individuals and parents use your Curriculum books to learn more about Afro-American and African history?