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T I believe
that school in the Black com
munity/village can and must
playa special role in raising our
childr n. All childr n are re-
pIe.
Schools cannot b part-time
n o-coloni 1 in titution dis
pe ing uro ntric education
to our child reno School in Black
communiti mu t me vital
African c ntered learningllib
erations cen ers which su tan
tially contribu to th collective
aring of our children
There are several ey ele
ments and ingredien which
must compri . the model of the
redefined school in the' African
American community.
These learning/liberations
centers must be comprehensive
and wholistic in their approach
to educating and rearing our
children. First we must have
highly skilled, committed, lov
ing, and community oriented
teachers and administrators.
WE NEED TEACHERS and
administrators who know our
community and are committed
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Readers Write
o
y
ernice Powell Jackson
If. no a m.w phPll( mr-no n
Afri an Am .ri .ans have ha
f ur hund yna rs () r-xporu-r« r-
wi hi
to the rescue and toration of
our child n. Excellen chers
and dministrators are the in
dispensable building blocks for a
new kind of school in our com
muni y.
An African centered curricu
I um is also essential to repair the
menticide afflicting our youth
through racism, cultural aggres
sion and the imposition of a
Eurocentric education on our
children in the chools.
The ne African person must
be equipped with an African cen
tered philosophy/worldview and
th kills necessary to work for
th improvement of the race.
ur schools should have
counselo /psychologists to as
si t th tuden experiencing
difficul i at home, in the com
munity and at school.
'chools should have social
w rk who can work with the
hom Ifamilies to repair or
st ngth n this vi I link in the
child re ring and ucational
p whe po i Ie.
v ry ch 01 in tb Black
community should 0 have a
community organiz r with the
r s ibili� of Wobilizinwor
ganizingp ronl 1,'cdmm·ulnity.6r-·
niza . 11_ ,an?, ag ncie .to
p ti i te in the support th
h 1.
Y, OUR new school
should offer a range of services
to me ome of the pressing
ne s of students and the com
munity: health care clinics, em
ployment counseling, training
and r ferrals, adult education
programs and after school and
Saturday school programs to
provide cuI tural-ed ucational
and recreational programs for
students from the school and
youth from. th community in
gen ral,
"It takes a whole village to
rai a child. "
If we
Ron. Dan a Pr ident of th.
Institute for C rnmurutv Urgoruzatux:
utul Derclopm. nt In Youngtoum. OhLO
""IIUL opcvntlIctcdal(216) 74 5747.
We appreCiate
Signed letters
from our
readers.
Please mail to:
Michigan
Citizen,
P.O. Box
03560,
Highland Park,
M148203.