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End of Year Celebration & Graduation!

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 12:54 Wekesa O. Madzimoyo

It’s been a long time coming. In a few weeks we start a tradition that will propel our people to new heights. On June 12th, we’ll hold the first annual AYA family reunion. A key feature is celebrating and re-uniting of our Warriors and Healers / Healing Oppressions Wounds family. It will also feature our high-school graduation. Ife Madzimoyo and Issachar Anderson (Cinn. Ohio) are graduating.

Other students - past and present - will be honored, then a party will break out.

Schedule and Invitation here: http://www.ayaed.com/fam

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I'll leave the Web Conference Links active.

Web Conference Links Here! (have your web cam ready)

Plus you can hear about ....

AYA Family starts long-term Haiti recovery initiative! Join in & do your part.

From Richmond to Atlanta: AYA family brings the sounds to the AYA Family Reunion
Enjoy!

Last Updated on Wednesday, 26 May 2010 21:22

Ida B. Wells Day

Monday, 22 February 2010 21:23 Wekesa O. Madzimoyo

SSchool family - Students, teachers, parents,

Did you know that tomorrow is an AYA school holiday? Please check the school calendar: http://ayanetwork.com/ayaschool/calendar.php

We don't take president's day; we do honor those who deserve it.

Mama Afiya says that I can't require it, so you have an extra credit. Use it as a day on... on IDA B Wells. Learn about her. For extra credit, see questions and resources below. Post your answers to the questions on the Wiki. Also, email them to me @ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you have questions, please call me at 404.201.2356

Answers due by close of school. You can collaborate, but you are responsible for knowing all information you post.

You must answer all the questions in section 1,

and choose 2 questions from section 2.

Section #1:

Who was IDA B Wells? (birth, birth context, description, life significance)
What was her pen name?
When did she serve the National Afro-American Council? What was her role?
What in her background or experience led to her fighting for justice?
What's the line in one of AYA's pledges that refers to her? Why do you think she was chosen?

Section #2: in addition to the questions above, answer at least two of these below:

Who did she sue? Why? If it were you, would you have sued?
See where your family time line intersects with IDA Wells' lifeline. She lived from 1862 to 1931. Check your family time line to see if anyone was born anytime during that period. If so, who? What do you or your family know about them ( for example - name, character, significance to the family, community, etc.)?
Write a short Kiswahili or French dialogue as if you are talking to sister Wells.
Why do you think she supported or was opposed to the organization that came out of the Niagara Movement?
IDA B. Wells published The Red Record. It's a small yet significant publication. It's here: [http://instruct.westvalley.edu/kelly/Distance_Learning/Online_Readings/Wells_Barnett.htm]

and here: [http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/lynching/wells2.cfm]

Please answer the following questions relative to it.

According to Wells-Barnett, what were the reasons for lynching in the South?
Why had the reasons changed over time?
What did Wells-Barnett hope to accomplish with this publication? How?
If what Wells-Barnett wrote about was common knowledge, why would her editorials provoke such threatening reactions?

6. Assuming that lynching was designed to instill fear in Black people then, what is used to instill fear in us now. Please explain. In this light, why is IDA B. Wells' work so important?

Sources:

http://www.duke.edu/~ldbaker/classes/AAIH/caaih/ibwells/ibwbkgrd.html

http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/articles/49/ida-b-wells-a-courageous-voice-for-civil-rights

http://www.biography.com/articles/Ida-B.-Wells-Barnett-9527635

And others that you may find

Wekesa O. Madzimoyo,

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Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 February 2010 12:37

Our Students Win Gold. Yours Can Too!

Wednesday, 12 August 2009 16:46 Wekesa O. Madzimoyo

See and hear award winning essay below. See Award Winning Photo Essay

Click to see and hear award winning essay

Click to See award winning photos!

Last Updated on Thursday, 20 August 2009 16:28

Sunday Discussion & Open House

Wednesday, 21 October 2009 21:55 Wekesa O. Madzimoyo

Click on the School Conference/Class room links on the Menu to your left. Use Room #2 No password required.

Learn about our new

Aero Space Club ( Learn more on Sundays @3pm)
AYA Book Club

Then, check out the challenging courses that our full and part-time students take.

5 Theories - What if you had to write your theory of devine reality, of personality? Our students are. Join us.
Doing Asa - What is you had to write a world-view and analysis of the new movie - AVATAR based on Nana Baffour's ( Asa G. Hilliard, III') analysis of ET? Then, you'd be DOIN' ASA.
French from an Afrikan Perspective! How do you learn the language of former and current oppressors without learning to revere them or their culture. How could French-From-An-Afrikan-Perspective help us unravel the events of Haiti?
More...

Mis-education is key to this process of alienation.

Often students are either alienated from the community in the process of becoming "educated," or they are alienated from the subject (poor grades, low skill), if they choose to stay connected to our community. Either way - we loose, and those alien to our community are served. Yes, to we serve them royally! Let's reverse that. Come to our Sunday Educational Discussion and Open House.

All you need is computer and speakers. A head phone is a plus, so you can talk and type.

Download the conference room link and come on it.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

Call 404 201 2356

if you have difficulty.

Last Updated on Monday, 22 February 2010 21:22