African American adolescent male's academic achievement has been the topic of research for many years. It is an increasing concern for families, educators, and other human service professionals. The high rates of academic failure speak to the need to develop interventions, which are specifically designed to promote academic achievement among male…

Black Women in America is an upper-division elective course for students majoring in African American or women's studies at California State University Fullerton (CSUF). The author has taught this course at CSUF at least once a year since 2002 and have changed the course readings, lectures, and assignments on a regular basis. In April 2007,…

In an effort to promote cultural literacy in children and young adults, the Racism and Social Justice Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies created the Carter G. Woodson Book Award. The purpose of the Woodson Award, given annually since 1974, is to promote the writing, publishing, and dissemination of sensitive and accurate…

Reviews the historical development and present status of African studies, and makes some predictions about its future growth and directions. Points out merits of a coupling of African and Afro-American studies. (JB)

A California study finds that ethnic studies programs are ineffective unless they are integrated into the total education of the student. (Editor/PG)

Article constitutes Chapter 7 of a Community of Scholars: New Approaches to Undergraduate Educ. at Northwestern. Evanston: Northwestern Univ., Sep 1968.

Provides information deleted, for space reasons, from an article by the same authors in "The Black Scholar" March-April 1984. Identifies six alternative intellectual foci to be included in Black Studies courses and discusses briefly the development of a paradigm for the study of the Black experience. Also provides footnotes omitted from the…

The literature in five curriculum-related areas is reviewed. The first article stresses the need for rational curriculum planning in the junior college. To meet this need, curriculum decision-makers must arrive at educational objectives that will lead to the achievement of intended learning and the attainment of institutional purposes. The second…