Education For Life Academy
Where Black History Lives!
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The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.
- Marian Wright Edelman
Founder of the Children's Defense Fund
Unit 1 examines the African origins of modern humans (homo sapiens) 200,000 years ago, to the fall of the Ancient Egyptian empire to the Greeks in 323 BCE. It traces the African origins of civilization in Ethiopia and beyond to the rise and fall of the Nile Valley civilizations of ancient Nubia and Egypt (Kemet). Students will study the evolutionary process of civilization building that began in Africa nearly 200,000 years BEFORE the founding of ancient Kemet/Egypt. Students will analyze the African origins of ancient Egypt/Kemet – and the attempts to deny it – as well as Egypt’s relationship to Nubia, and the gifts these African civilizations gave to humanity. With over two dozen free e-books, slideshows with vivid images, powerful documentaries, maps, timelines, DNA analysis, newspaper and journal articles, and more, students will gain new insight on the invaluable contributions early African civilizations gave to humanity.
UNIT 1: Ancient Africa (200,000 B.C.E. – 476 A.C.E.) (16 CLASSES)
INTRO UNIT: The Politics of Education – Enlightenment or Propaganda? (4 CLASSES)
The Intro Unit analyzes the political nature of education as it relates to race. It investigates the African proverb, “It is the lion hunter who writes the lion’s history.” Students will explore the biased nature of education and how best to use education as a source of empowerment and enlightenment. It also examines the psychological effects of racism on both blacks and whites as demonstrated in the pioneering “Doll Test” by Kenneth and Mamie Clarke, and the “Brown Eye, Blue Eye Experiment” conducted by Jane Elliott. The Unit ends with a class that highlights the successful conservative efforts to whitewash U.S. and world history textbooks and curricula in states like Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and beyond.
We developed the Standing on the Shoulders of Giants "Teach & Learn" Black history curriculum so that everyone could have access to it, which is why each class is only $1.99! We also offer an over 40% discount when you purchase an entire Unit.
Furthermore, each class and all course material is online so there is nothing else you have to purchase. For nonprofit and group discounts please contact us.
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