Children’s Freedom Schools
“Only a fool would let an enemy teach his children.” Malcolm X
Many parents believe they have no choice but to send their children to schools that promote the capitalists’ culture and values. However, our children must be engaged in an educational forum that helps them to analyze the world in general and African people’s place in the world in particular. Although math, reading, geography, and science skills are to be reinforced, even that instruction must be reinforced through the study of African history and culture as well as current events that affect African people. This type of study is essential, especially since our youths are being educated more by capitalist mass media, including social media (that glorifies individualism, glamorizes violence and pushes uncommitted sex and other destructive behaviors) than by their own teachers and parents. If we don’t guide them to embrace their identity and history, to struggle for our people and against the negative forces that exploit and oppress us, their future is bleak.
Join Sankofa Council of Milwaukee hosts, Sister Efua Ma’at, Dr. Janine James, and Sister Ausarta Ankhti as they discuss the need to supplement the education of our youth. African youth are our future.
The Sankofa Council of Milwaukee radio broadcast is an affiliate of The Black Reality Think Tank Radio network.
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