Africana Center

What is the Africana Center?

It is a Digital Interactive Curriculum housed in an African Interior Designed Space at McClymonds High School as part of the Library Innovation Technology (LIT) Center.

The Department of African American Studies at Merritt College has completed a unique Africana Center at McClymonds High that houses an originally designed curriculum to be used on ipads and/or computers. The curriculum comprises four (4) interactive learning modules of museum quality where students engage through visual, touch screen, e-portfolio lessons about African American history. The modules for the center are multilayered and highly visual and kinesthetic and were produced by award winning filmmakers and graphic designers. They are also fully ADA compliant for hearing and visually impaired learners and are also accessible in Spanish. The interactive curriculum is for educational purposes and includes critical thinking assignments, which a educator can include into course requirements and/or for cultural enrichment programs.

The Interactive Curriculum Includes

Engaging lessons in the history of African people in 4 major areas:
* Classical African Civilizations: Nubia, Mali, The Dogon and more
* The Maafa: Slavery and Colonialism of African people
* Pan Africanism: WEB DuBois, Marcus Garvey and more
* Oakland’s Black History and Current Issues:Migration, Education and more

Also includes:

Interactive maps and graphs
Poetry and slave narratives read by professional actors
Interview segments from nationally recognized scholars and community organizers
Accessible for 9th-12th and college level learners
Provides over 30 hours of learning in small segments for classroom and/or assignment use