by Cynthia Diana Cornelius M. a. Ed (Author) Afrocentric Education And Its Importance In African American Children And Youth Development And Academic Excellence - A Comprehensive Analysis This comprehensive analysis will examine the value and viability of Afrocentricity and African Centered Education as alternatives to Eurocentric education, and critically analyze the theoretical frameworks of Afrocentricity as pedagogy for children and youth. It will seek to answer the following questions; Does Afrocentricity in children and youth shape their identity?; Does Afrocentricity in children and youth shape their academic achievement?; and, Does Afrocentricity in children and youth shape their development? Author Biography My name is Cynthia D. Cornelius. I am a native of Oakland, California and a product of the Oakland Public Schools. I possess Bachelors in Africana Studies and a Masters in Equity and Social Justice in Education respectively from San Francisco State University. In 2011, I created The Chinue X Project, Inc. (TCXPI) African Centered Online Resource Service as a vehicle to disseminated Daily African/Black History Facts and bring awareness to the many contributions made by people of African descent. As a facilitator of education, I understand the importance of teaching history that is reflective of African, Black, and African American History to our children and youth. Historically, our children and youth have been deprived of their Ancestors' contributions to world and human civilization. This history has been distorted and omitted for far too long. I have established an African-Centered Saturday School Program in Oakland, California, that will act as a supplement to the current education of our children and youth within the Oakland community. The time is now to educate and facilitate awareness for our children of the history, heritage, and culture of their ancestry. By providing our younger scholars the opportunity to receive education on African/Black History we begin to create history that is indicative of Who They Are in this world - past, present, and future. Number of Pages: 66 Dimensions: 0.17 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 13, 2013