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Summer
Class Presents Black History 4 Young People
 Beginning
Summer of 2007, a six week Black History Class will be offered to young
people, ages 12 - 16 years at View Park Preparatory High School, 3855
West Slauson, in Los Angeles. Open to the public, the lively two hour
class will be held on Saturday mornings from 10:00am to Noon. Parent
orientation will be held also at View Park Prep. The
instructor is Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn, a professor
at Loyola Marymount University, author and historian.
"Every time I teach my adult class "Afrikan World Civilizations" in the
community, participants ask if I will teach their young people. For
years, my students went away thinking that if the young people in their
lives could know this information, maybe it would eliminate some of the
violence so I made time to develop a course I know young people will
lean on the rest of their lives," said Dr. Person-Lynnn.
 The
class will cover the Nile Valley, and the Afrikan origin of
civilization, science, mathematics, medicine, engineering, technology,
philosophy, writing and a host other disciplines Black people have
created around the world. It will cover the Afrikan birth of humanity
and look at the origin of colorism, intra-color prejudice, and how it is
practiced today. The class will also look at the beginning of racism
through the experience of the murder of 14 year old Emmet Till, and how
what happened to
 a
person of their age group effected generations of American society,”
said Dr. Person-Lynn.
 Since
rap/hip hop is the music of young people today, the origin and history
of its development will also be investigated. The final session of the
class will plant the seed of becoming financially independent through
starting a business, investing and other tools towards becoming
financially secure. It will be stressed that one does not go to school
to get a job, but to create a job.
Conclusion of this class will give the students a sense of
self-identity, and self-respect. They will learn that their ancestral
family tree consisted of the founders of the civilization we presently
enjoy, including the concept of education and the university system.
“We cannot continue to
allow our children to be taught such myths as the ancient Egyptians were
white or Columbus discovered America and other historical distortions,”
said Dr. Person-Lynn. “Most of the material presented in the class is
rarely, if ever, presented in the present educational system, from high
school to the university. The class will give the young students a head
start in being exposed to a history and culture often ostracized in
western civilization.”
Course Fee: $60
for entire 6 week Saturday session
Payable in advance or on first session if seats are still available
Stay Tuned for Details!
To reserve your child's seat
by mail, send check or money order payable to Dr. Kwaku Person-Lynn:
P.O. Box 2946
Inglewood, CA 90305
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