Africana Studies Black History Workshop

(PLEASE REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 11TH)

Title:  Africana Studies 101

• Participant Introductions:  name and one thing they remember about Black history (if time permits – if not, I’ll skip this)
• Workshop objectives:  By the end of this 3 hour workshop, participants should be able to:
  • recognize truths about African American history that has been omitted and/or edited
  • experience a sense of pride regarding worldwide contributions from Blacks throughout the Diaspora
• Workshop Introduction:
  • Poem:  Autobiography in 5 Short Chapters (sets the stage for the purpose of workshop)
  • In the beginning (Bible based facts regarding the beginning of humanity)
  • Africans in Africa (where they traveled and landed and the cultures they developed)
• Africans in America
  • the impact of enslavement (Africa, Europe, the ‘New World’)
  • timeline of oppression
  • Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (based on book by Joy DeGruy)
• Colonization and its Impact (How Africa became a 3rd world country)
• Now That We’re Here
  • our responsibility to build on our greatness as a people
  • each one teach one activity
  • Individual Action Plans (each person identify what they will do with information learned)
• Closure
  • participant evaluation and assessment
  • Harambe Circle (Unity Circle – this is in alignment with ‘Collaboration’ where participants agree to be united in our dealings with each other and others to create a better Savannah and a stronger KL