Suggested Readings
African History
- Black Man of the Nile - Yosef ben-Jochannan
- Introduction to African Civilizations - John G. Jackson
- The African Origins of Civilization - Cheik Anta Diop
- The Cultural Unity of Black Africa - Cheik Anta Diop
- Stolen Legacy - George G. M. James
- Destruction of Black Civilization - Chancellor Williams
- World's Great Men of Color, Vols. I and II - J. A. Rogers
- Sex and Race, Vols. I-III - J. A. Rogers
- Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization - Anthony T. Browder
- Nile Valley Civilizations - Ivan Van Sertima
African American History
- Before the Mayflower - Lerone Bennett, Jr.
- From Slavery to Freedom - John Hope Franklin
- Notes For An African World Revolution - John Henrik Clarke
- African American History: A Journey to Liberation - Molefi K. Asante
- How Europe Underdeveloped Africa - Walter Rodney
- They Came Before Columbus - Ivan Van Sertima
- Blacks in Science - Ivan Van Sertima
- Black Inventors of America - McKinley Burt, Jr.
- Great Negroes: Past and Present - Russell Adams
- Introduction to Black Studies - Maulana Karenga
- What They Never Told You in History Class - Kush
- The Black Holocaust for Beginners - Sam Anderson
- Peculiar Institution - Kenneth Stampp
- Africa’s Gift to America - J. A. Rogers
- Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey - Amy Jacques Garvey
- Marcus Garvey, Hero - Tony Martin
- Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa - John Henrik Clarke
- Up From Slavery - Booker T. Washington
- Life and Times of Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass
- Harriet Tubman - Ann Petry
- Autobiography of W. E. B. DuBois
- Autobiography of Malcolm X - Alex Haley
- Malcolm X Speaks - George Brietman
- Malcolm X, The Man and His Times - John Henrik Clarke
- King, A Biography - David Lewis
African American Education
- Miseducation of the Negro - Carter G. Woodson
- Afrocentricity - Molefi Kete Asante
- Black Students Guide to Positive Education - Zak Kondo
- Issues in African American Education - Walter Gill
- For the Children - Madeline Cartwright
- Africa Counts - Claudia Zaslavsky
- SBA: The Reawakening of the African Mind - Asa G. Hilliard III
- Maroons Within Us - Asa G. Hilliard III
- Young, Gifted and Black - Asa G. Hilliard III, Theresa Perry, Claude Steele
- Infusion of African and African American Content in the School Curriculum - Asa G. Hilliard III, Lucretia Payton-Stewart, Larry Obadele Williams
- The Failure of Public Education in the Black Community - Anyim Palmer
- The Crisis and Challenge of Black Mis-Education in America - Gyasi A. Foluke
- African-Centered Schooling in Theory and Practice - Diane S. Pollard
- The Education of Black People - W.E.B. DuBois and Herbert Aptheker
- Going to School: the African American Experience - Kofi Lomotey
- Nationbuilding: Theory and practice in Afrikan-centered education - Kwame Agyei Akoto
- Too Much Schooling, Too Little Education - Mwalimu J. Shujaa
- Sailing Against the Wind: African Americans and Women in U.S. Education - Kofi Lometey
- Educating Our Black Children: New Directions and Radical Approaches - Richard Majors
- Unbank the Fire: Visions for the Education of African American Children - Janice E. Hale
- The White Architects of Black Education: Ideology and Power in America, 1865-1954 - William H. Watkins
- Improving Schools for African American Students: A Reader for Educational Leaders - Sheryl Denbo
- Yurugu: An African-Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior - Marimba Ani
- African-Centered Pedagogy:Developing Schools of Achievement for African American Children - Peter C. Murrell, Jr.
- Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students - Donna Y. Ford
- Center Shift: An African-Centered Approach for the Multi-Cultural Curriculum - Joan D. Ratteray
- Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria - Beverly Daniel Tatum
- Learning to Survive: Black Youth Look for Education and Hope - Atron A. Gentry
- A Black Parent’s Handbook to Educating Your Children (Outside of the Classroom) - Baruti K. Kafele
Teaching African American Children
- A Handbook for Teachers of African American Children - Baruti K. Kafele
- A Talk With Jawanza - Jawanza Kunjufu
- Black Students/Middle Class Teachers - Jawanza Kunjufu
- Black Children - Janice Hale
- Learning While Black - Janice Hale
- Marva Collins Way - Marva Collins
- Ordinary Children/Extraordinary Teachers - Marva Collins
- I Choose To Stay - Salome Thomas-El
- Black Teachers on Teaching - Michele Foster
- From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black and Hispanic Students - Crystal Kuykendall
- African-Centered Interdisciplinary Multi Level Hands-On Science - Bernida Thompson
- Positive Afrikan Images for Children (Social Studies Curriculum) - Red Sea Press
- African American Children: A Self-Empowering Approach to Modifying Behavior Problems and Preventing Academic Failure - Carolyn M. Tucker
- Heritage - Joyce Jarrett
- How to Teach Math to Black Students - Shahid Muhammad
- Motivating / Inspiring African American Children
- Awakening the Natural Genius of Black Children - Amos N. Wilson
- Developing Positive Self-Images and Discipline in Black Children - Jawanza Kunjufu
- To Be Popular or Smart: The Black Peer Group - Jawanza Kunjufu
- Motivating and Preparing Black Youth for Success - Jawanza Kunjufu
- Harvesting New Generations: The Positive Development of Black Youth - Useni E. Perkins
- Doing It My Way: Decision-Making for College Students – Matt Stevens
- Doing It My Way: A Decision-Making Workbook for Today’s Youth – Matt Stevens
- Other People's Children: Cultural Conflicts in the Classroom - Lisa Delpit
- Culturally Responsive Teaching - Geneva Gay
- Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children - Gloria Ladson-Billings
Connecting With African American Males
- Motivating Black Males to Achieve in School and in Life - Baruti K. Kafele
- Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys, Vols. I-IV - Jawanza Kunjufu
- Keeping Black Boys Out of Special Education - Jawanza Kunjufu
- Raising Black Boys – Jawanza Kunjufu
- State of Emergency: We Must Save African American Males – Jawanza Kunjufu
- Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap - Alfred W.Tatum
- Bringing the Black Boy to Manhood: The Hare Plan - Nathan and Julia Hare
- Educating African American Males: Detroit’s Malcolm X Academy Solution - Clifford Watson & Geneva Smitherman
- Educating African American Males: Voices From the Field – Edited by Olatokunbo S. Fashola
- Educating Black Males: Critical Lessons in Schooling, Community and Power – Ronnie Hopkins
- Coming of Age - Paul Hill
- African American Males in School and Society - Vernon C. Polite
- Practical Application of Social Learning Theories in Educating Young African American Males - George R. Taylor
- Curriculum Strategies: Social Skills Intervention for Young African Males - George R. Taylor
- Kill Them Before They Grow: The Misdiagnosis of African American Boys in America’s Classrooms - Michael Porter
- The Trouble with Black Boys - Pedro A. Noguera
- Wake Up Young Black Males – Steve Johnson
- “Yo, Little Brother...”: Basic Rules of Survival for Young African American Males - Anthony Davis & Jeffrey Jackson
- The Warrior Method – Raymond A. Winbush
- Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity – Ann Arnett Ferguson
- Letters to a Young Brother – Hill Harper
- Beating the Odds: Raising Academically Successful African American Males – Hrabowski, III; Maton & Greif
- Young, Black and Male in America: An Endangered Species – Edited by Jewelle Taylor Gibbs
- The Estrangement of Black Male Youth From a Teacher’s Perspective – Jerald McNair
- Empowering African American Males – Michael Wynn
- Teaching, Parenting and Mentoring Successful Black Males – Michael Wynn
- African Centered Rites of Passage and Education - Lathardus Goggins II
Psychology
- Developmental Psychology of the Black Child - Amos N. Wilson
- Chains and Images of Psychological Slavery - Na’im Akbar
- African-Centered Psychology: Cultural Focusing for Multi-Cultural Competence - Daudi Ajani Ya Azibo
- Post Traumatic Slavery Disorder – Omar Reid, Sekou Mims, Larry Higginbottom
- Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome – Joy DeGruy Leary
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