afrocentric – Contemporary Racism

Ever heard of Afrocentric Psychology?

Sydney Crispano — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 17:40:05 +0000

Throughout the time as an undergraduate psychology major, students are taught about this idea of Psychology and all of the findings that psychologists have gathered since psychology’s start. What is hidden from these students is the fact that what they are learning is only applicable to one subset of the population of the world. In fact, they may not learn a single thing about other populations. This fact is a blaring one. There are entirely ...

Eurocentric Racism in the Classroom

Keith — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 03:38:16 +0000

As they so often do, our discussion in class this week reminded me of one of the most influential teacher’s that I’ve had the privilege of learning from at Muhlenberg, Dr. Charles Anderson. Our discussion of how racism directly effects the testing ability of black youth made me feel as if I was right back in introduction to African American Studies and I had to re-visit one particular article that I felt was so relevant ...