What is the value of a pluralistic education, one that incorporates the histories, contributions and experiences of all peoples? What would be the impact on Black (and white) children in Canada if they learnt about the history and contributions of Africans and Black Canadians?

In his article “Why we need Africentric education”Edmonton journalist and teacher Minister Faust explains the benefits of an Africentric and pluralistic curriculum. Faust argues that instead of using anti-racism to decolonize the minds of Canadian youth, we need to “Africanize” them.

Faust writes: “Africanizing them means offering social studies exploring five millennia of African architectures, sciences, philosophies, governance, and more from Ancient Egypt, Kush (Sudan), and Axum (Ethiopia), to the Kingdom of Kongo, the Mali Empire, the Moorish civilization that shone for centuries in Europe after Rome fell, and countries across the continent today. It means offering English language arts with Nigerian novels … South African plays, Jamaican poetry, Guyanese memoir, and African-American graphic novels. Click here for the full article, originally published on rabble.ca.

Curriculum matters: In support of Africentric content in Canadian schools

In his article “Why we need Africentric education”Edmonton journalist and teacher Minister Faust explains the benefits of an Africentric and pluralistic curriculum. Faust argues that instead of using anti-racism to decolonize the minds of Canadian youth, we need to “Africanize” them.

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