Media Literacy
Media and Your Mind
What if Media has an effect on what people think, what they believe, how they speak, and ultimately how they act? Media Literacy I admit it! Before we even get started, I want you to
That is to say the great French warlord Napoleon Bonaparte has been attributed to say that “History is a set of lies agreed upon.” As such, any generally accepted historical records should be subjected to thorough scrutiny, investigation, verification, and if found wanting, rejection.
The goal of Afro Perspectives is to educate, inspire, and empower our family, friends, and neighbors with vital facts, knowledge, and information that will allow them to live fully as self-actualized, creative, and successful people.
Afro Perspectives is about recovering and restoring the lost history of the so-called “Black” people living in America. Our focus is on solving the mysteries regarding what “African-American” people were doing before the Colonial Invasions of 1492.
What if Media has an effect on what people think, what they believe, how they speak, and ultimately how they act? Media Literacy I admit it! Before we even get started, I want you to
Asa G. Hilliard III: A Champion of African-Centered Education Asa Grant Hilliard III (1933–2007), also known as Nana Baffour Amankwatia II, was an African American educator, psychologist, and historian who dedicated his life to promoting
Amos N. Wilson: A Visionary Scholar of African-Centered Psychology Who Was Dr. Amos Wilson? Amos Nelson Wilson (1941–1995) was an African American theoretical psychologist, social theorist, and Pan-African thinker whose work focused on the psychological,
The Father of Black History Carter Godwin Woodson (1875–1950) was an American historian, author, and journalist, widely regarded as the “father of Black history.” Born to formerly enslaved parents in New Canton, Virginia, Woodson overcame
Scholar of African Civilizations and Pre-Columbian Contact Theories Dr. Ivan Gladstone Van Sertima (1935–2009) was a Guyanese-born British scholar, author, and associate professor of Africana Studies at Rutgers University. Best known for his controversial book They
Scholar, Traveler, and Advocate for African History Runoko Rashidi, born on August 16, 1954, in South Central Los Angeles, emerged as a prominent scholar and researcher during the Black Power Era. At 19, he adopted