A culture must meet the needs and solve the problems of a people or be transformed or risk being destroyed! You do not claim a culture just because it is African. African culture have been distorted by oppression and so was our capacity to appropriately organize information. Ultimately our educational problems MUST be solved through Cultural Transformation, not just Educational Techniques. – Dr. Amos Wilson

Web Link Hits      CULTURE A culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. 2639      White Supremacy Culture Culture refers to the knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the c 575      DR. ASA G. HILLIARD III - Sankofa Excerpt from a presentation given by Dr.Asa G. Hilliard III at the ASCAC World History Symposium held in Philadelphia, Pa., April 21, 2007. Title of the presentation.. 'AFRICAN WORLD HISTORY: What Do we Teach Our Children?' 532      Components of Culture Components of Culture - are simply parts (ingredients, items, pieces, features) that make up a culture. These components look different in each culture. There are different way to break down the components of culture - below is one way. 949      The Five Major African Initiation Rites The five rites are birth, adulthood, marriage, eldership, and ancestorship. A rite is a fundamental act (or set of rituals) performed according to prescribed social rules and customs. Each of these rites are a key component of traditional African cu 1553      Yurugu-An African Centered Critique of European Cultural Thought and Behavior-Marimba Ani smaller.pdf 527      The Kwame Nkrumah Pan-African Cultural Centre is located in Cairo, Egypt Pan-African Culture is the product of the shared experiences and history of ALL the African peoples, at home and abroad. A shared history of suffering, exploitation and oppression and of resistance to these heinous impositions. 594      Master Keys to Study Ancient Kemet - Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III The "Master Keys" reveals the hidden history and greatness of writings and teachings of Africans and their immense contribution to modern civilization, proving that they developed the art of writing, math, sciences and astronomy when Europe was in th 542      Free Your Mind: Return to the Source AFRICAN ORIGINS - Dr. Asa Hilliard III They keep teaching lies about ourstory.I hate it, hate it! Caucasians and never honors the truth of our ancestors. A system specifically designed to destroy us will never teach me how to become a strong black man. 501      Free Your Mind Return to the source African Origins - Dr. Asa Hilliard III They keep teaching lies about ourstory.I hate it, hate it! Caucasians and never honors the truth of our ancestors. A system specifically designed to destroy us will never teach me how to become a strong black man. 535      Free Your Mind (Return To The Source African Origins - Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III They keep teaching lies about ourstory.I hate it, hate it! Caucasians and never honors the truth of our ancestors. A system specifically designed to destroy us will never teach me how to become a strong black man. 526      Self Acceptance and Self Transformation - Amos N. Wilson, Ph.D African Male and African Female Relationships 766      The Negro Assimilationist - - Amos N. Wilson, Ph.D 692      Consciousness, Culture, Power - - Amos N. Wilson, Ph.D My PSYCHOLOGY(psychology) has to be right, your psyche being right even should be put before whatever has been said by others about the history of Black folk, African folk and folk of African descent because you should already know who can control an 657      Culture Must Solve Problems - Amos N. Wilson, Ph.D African culture have been distorted by oppression and so was our capacity to appropriately organize information. Ultimately our educational problems MUST be solved through Cultural Transformation, not just Educational Techniques. – Dr. Amos Wilson 561      What is Culture? - Marimba Ani, Ph.D Culture is a People's Immune System. 536      "What We Must Do and What We Must Know." - John Henrick Clark, Ph.D 686      Every Black Person Needs To Watch and Share This Video Dr. Umar Johnson 912      Hip Hop is Killing Black Culture - Umar Johnson, Ph.D This is why I don't pay attention to what's on the news and on the YouTube greatest hits music playlist and the gossip of the celebrity lives. I value my interactions between those I personally meet and am happy to have friends of all different races 822      "Influence of Ebonics on the Hip-Hop Culture" - Dr. Umar Johnson I don't get this, how can kids born in other countries pass it? we have been here 100" s of years we really can't learn the language? I hate ebonics to me its like saying "give them there booboo talk their never going to learn proper English their 975      Chapter Two: Culture We assume that our own culture is normal or natural; in fact, it is not natural, but rather is learned. It penetrates our lives so deeply that it is taken for granted and provides the lens through which we perceive and evaluate things. 511      Importance of Culture for an Individual and the Group Culture gives the individuals or groups the feelings of unity with the group. It enables them to live and work together without too much confusion and mutual interference. 620      Elements of Culture: Everything that Makes up a Person's Entire Way of Life Culture: everything that makes up a person's entire way of life 602      Dr Amos Wilson The Crisis of Black Leadership What exceptional effort have we under taken, lately, to empower Black people and to resist the forces of oppression that operate in our lives and our future? Here is another chance to grade ourselves, even if we choose to do so silently… for the mom 657