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There are several scholarly and academic texts that deal with raising African-American children with an Afrocentric consciousness. We have featured a few here as resources. From our reading, we have determined that the idea of Sankofa which means, "We must go back and reclaim our past so we can move forward; so we understand why and how we came to be who we are today.", really encompasses the whole Afrocentric ideal. We found Black Children: Social, Educational and Parental Environments (featured below) to be especially thorough in explaining this concept. Please click each book for additional information.
**Sankofa definition reprinted from www.sankofa.com

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Freedom Challenge: African American Homeschoolers This is the first book that specifically looked at African American home school families nationally and internationally.  

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Morning By Morning: How We Home-Schooled Our African-American Sons to the Ivy League. This Ohio home schooling family educated all three of their sons to Ivy League institutions. Two went to Princeton and the youngest went to Amherst College.

For additional Afrocentric Learning Resources, please visit our sister site, the National African-American Homeschoolers Alliance and click on "Resources".

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Raising Black Children: Two Leading Psychiatrists Confront the Educational, Social, and Emotional Problems Facing Black Children

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African-American Education: A Reference Handbook

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African Centered Education: Its Value, Importance, and Necessity in the Development of the Black Child

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The Real Ebonics Debate: Power, Language, and the Education of African-American Children

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Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African-American Children

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Educating Our Black Children: New Directions and Radical Approaches(Studies in Inclusive Education)

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Black Children: Their Roots, Culture, and Learning Styles

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Unbank the Fire: 

Visions for the Education of African American Children

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Black Children: Social, Educational, and Parental Environments

This book has an excellent chapter on a charter school that incorporates ten Afrocentric principles into its curriculum. An excellent read!

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The Afrocentric Idea

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Black Books Galore!: 

Guide to More Great African American Children's Books

Black Books Galore also has its own website with a ton of information. They even have their own online store. Check it out.

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