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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.
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Signed letters
from our
readers.
Please mail to:
Michigan
Citizen,
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