selected works featured in Dr. Lathardus Goggins II's research and discussions on the African-centered Rites of Passage Process/Model and related issues.
Title: Bringing The Light Into A New Day: African-centered Rites of Passage (25th anniversity edition)
Author: Lathardus Goggins II, Ed.D.
Year: 2023
ISBN: 978-0-96-6397284
Publisher: Saint Rest Publications
Description: Light is a metaphor for opportunity, hope and wisdom. Our light is our heritage, a dynamic interaction of the past and future to create new solutions for our present. If we do not bring this light into the new day, then we doom ourselves to be cast in the faint light of others’ interpretations of “our” capabilities. African-American families and communities must bring the light into the new day, so our children can see their unique genius. How to bring this light? African-centered Rites of Passage!
Title: African-centered Rites of Passage & Education: Culturally Responsive Social Emotional Learning
Year: 2022
ISBN: 978-0-96-6397222
Description: African-centered Rites of Passage and Education: Culturally Responsive Social Emotional Learning is the 25th-year edition update of the original 1996 publication.
Title: Facing the Rising Sun: Lessons for the Authentic Self
Year: 2021
UPC: 1-95893-54151-5
Description: Facing the Rising Sun: Forty-nine Lesson for the Authentic Self is a card deck resource to help build a positive social-emotional, conscious, and competent sense of self rooted in the African-centered principles of the Nguzo Saba. The Facing the Rising Sun card deck is organized into seven suits (one for each principle); with seven lessons for each principle.
Title: Foundations: African-centered Education
Year: 2017
ISBN: 978-0-9663972-6-0 (e-book)
Description: Referencing David Walker, W.E.B. DuBois, Marcus Garvey, Kwame Nkrumah, Steve Biko, and others, Lathardus Goggins II articulates a clear concise rationale and justification for the practice of African-centered education in current American educational context. From which, Dr. Goggins identifies standards to be used to assess the quality of an African-centered education practice.
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Title: 365 Black: Nuggets of Wisdom
Editor: Lathardus Goggins II, Ed.D.
ISBN: 978-0-9663972-4-6 (paperback)
Description: 365 Black Nuggets: Wisdom for Each Day of the Year is a collection of quotes, proverbs, and sayings that represent a very small sample of the collective wisdom within the African experience. This book is meant to help the reader to become aware of and connect to the wisdom forged in the African experience; a wisdom and experience often overlooked, undervalued, or assumed not to exist. 365 Black Nuggets: Wisdom for Each Day of the Year is organized by month and date. Each day has a specific "nugget" of wisdom - each is an opportunity to reflect on a thought/idea/value rooted in African cultural heritage. 365 Black Nuggets of Wisdom has several of the "best" known quotations and many other powerful words. You will be moved to reflect, act, and grow. Whether you are looking for the perfect quote or wanting a thought of the day you have more than 365 quotes, sayings, and proverbs.
Title: I Write What
Author: Steve Biko
Publisher: Bowerdean Publishing
ISBN:0-906097-49-5
Author: Paul Hill Jr.
Publisher: African American Images
ISBN:0-913543-28-4
This book asks about the foundation of Rites of Passage and how can the Black community institutionalize rites of passage as part of the process of rearing male children?
Author: Mary C. Lewis
ISBN: 091354308X
When does a girl become a woman? This author provides a wealth of information about the physical, social, emotional, and cultural development of young Black females.
Behind the mask of "cool"--a clear-eyed look at how African American inner-city youths defend themselves against the indignities, inequities, and injuries of ghetto life--a pose that leads to the real alienation of these young men from both the white world and their own communities.
This dramatic autobiography of the early life of an American slave was first published in 1845, when its young author had just achieved his freedom. Douglass' eloquence gives a clear indication of the powerful principles that led him to become the first great African-American leader in the United States.
A collection of 14 essays which records the cruelties of racism, celebrates the strength and pride of Black America, and explores the paradoxical "double consciousness" of African-American life. Published at the turn of the century, The Souls of Black Folks was a call to action by author and educator W.E.B. Du Bois after decades of social injustice following the end of the Civil War. Though an admirer of Booker T. Washington, Du Bois contended that Washington's push for blacks to relinquish, albeit temporarily, their political strength and quest for civil rights and higher education to focus on building wealth and "industrial education" for themselves, contributed to their own "civil inferiority." Gaining the right to vote, civic equality and access to education based on ability were key, Du Bois insisted, to breaking the color barrier.
The founder and CEO of SuccessSource, Inc. reveals the ways in which African Americans can network for information, for influence, and for resources--not just for individual attainment, but also to benefit the entire African-American community.
Featuring a new chapter by Joan Erikson on the joys and challenges of a ninth stage of life, "Very Old Age," a classic study of the developmental stages in the human life cycle examines such themes as the interdependence of history and life history, identity crises, and the definition of maturity.
Edited by Howard University professor Joyce Ladner, The Death of White Sociology offers brilliant descriptions of black identity with excellent essays from writers like Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray, who take aim at the "social science fiction" of Euro-American sociological analysis, as well as political scientist Ron Walters's "Toward a Definition of Black Social Science" and E. Franklin Frazier's unsentimental critique, "The Failure of the Negro Intellectual." In a new foreword, Ladner notes that when the anthology was originally published in 1973, it "provoked healthy debates over a range of issues: Does Black sociology exist? If so, what are its theoretical assumptions, and what is the range of subject matter it covers?" The writers gathered within these pages provide diverse answers to those questions, examining--and refuting--Eurocentric distortions of what and who black people are.
Title: In Pursuit of Purpose
Myles Munroe redirects the readers attention to the centrality of identifying one's purpose in life as the key to achievement and fulfillment.
Along with the traditional demands of parenthood,black parents face an even more challenging task--fighting the negative messages of racism while teaching their children to succeed in a white-dominated culture, building self-esteem,helping children cope with racism, teaching children to excel in school. In this timely book, two eminent psychiatrists address these concerns.
The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of constructing thresholds that bring this world together is to find the powers that can heal the rends in tribal as well as modern communities.
On the 20th anniversary of its publication, this classic manifesto is updated with an important new preface by the author. Freire reflects on the impact his book has had, and on many of the issues it raises for readers in the 1990s. These include the fundamental question of liberation and inclusive language as it relates to Freire's own insights and approaches.
Internationally renowned psychiatrist Viktor E. Frankl endured years of unspeakable horror in Nazi death camps. During, and partly because of, his suffering, Dr. Frankl developed a revolutionary approach to psychotherapy known as logotherapy. At the core of his theory is the belief that man's primary motivational force is his search for meaning.
This new translation of the Chinese masterpiece of military strategy helps readers apply the principles of military victory to relationships in their own lives and teaches how to bring about the desired outcome in all the challenges of life. Sun Tzu has been eagerly studied by modern politicians and executives as by military leaders since ancient times, this 2,000-year-old work studies competition and conflict on every level, from the interpersonal to the international
The scholar, theologian, and activist who has been acclaimed as one of the most eloquent voices in our ongoing racial debate now bridges the gulf between black and white America in a work of enormous resonance and moral authority. West takes on the questions of politics, economics, ethics,and spirituality and addresses the crisis in black leadership.
Bringing the Black Boy to Manhood : The Passage
The Rites of Passage
Author: Harriette Cole
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 0684826453
Drawing on ancient sages and anecdotal tales, Cole covers general codes of conduct and every particular from dating, travel, and work to money, politics, and family. More conversational than an Emily Post treatise, more reflective than a simple laundry list of do's and don'ts, Cole's How To Be is as much a guide for the spirit as it is for specific behaviors. Still, she does take on specific questions that represent common quandaries, such as "What can I do when my child comes home proclaiming that he has changed his religion?" and "Do I have to change my vocabulary when I am speaking with elders?" and "I am in love with a wonderful man, but my family doesn't like him at all. How can I manage this?" Cole's answers reflect the history and culture of the African American community.
Authors: Karen Grigsby Bates, Karen E. Hudson (Contributor)
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0385484348
A straightforward guide to gracious living and etiquette for contemporary members of the African-American middle class provides information on the social rites of passage, the new corporate workplace, special occasions, and everyday rules and rituals. The information in Basic Black goes from "CP Time" to "Don't You Dare," from addressing your wedding invitations to addressing a police officer who has perhaps arbitrarily stopped you as you're driving through the city. It covers traditional etiquette, such as table settings, being a good host, letter writing, and tipping. And it covers the essentials.of black American tradition: joining a church, mentoring young people, planning a funeral, family reunions, participating in clubs and organizations. In addition, some delicate areas seldom discussed in other etiquette books are addressed here, such as race in the workplace, handling service people who are less-than-enthusiastic about having black customers, and keeping your job and your temper when racial slurs are used in your presence. This book is for everyone. Bates and Hudson wrote Basic Black for men as well as women: check "And Brother, Remember" for tips on entertaining at home, dating etiquette, opening a champagne bottle, and planning a wedding with the love of your life.
Editor: Louise Carus Mahdi
Publisher: Open Court
ISBN: 0812691903
Crossroads is a comprehensive collection of fifty cutting-edge writings on diverse aspects of the transition to adulthood. These contributions include poignant first-hand accounts of personal experiences with powerful rites of passage, practical information about contemporary professional work by individuals or organizations working with youth in transition, anthropological descriptions of rites of passage, inspiring mythic stories from several cultures, and meditations on life transitions in relation to contemporary problems such as the epidemic of teen pregnancies.
This book is an essential tool for anyone working with African American children & Youth. It clearly defines self-esteem and the importance of it as we move to educate, enrich & empower our children. History and culture are shown as an intricate component in creating a foundation of self-love and high self-esteem.
Title: Repairing the Breach : Key Ways to Support Family Life, Reclaim Our Streets, and Rebuild Civil Society in America's Communities
Authors: Bobby William Austin (Editor), Andrew Young (Editor)
Publisher: Noble Press
ISBN: 1879360454
Distinguished African American leaders provide solutions to the problems faced by young black men in the U.S., based on findings by a task force assembled in 1994 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Chaired by Andrew Young, the Task Force founded its carefully researched recommendations largely on grass roots programs around the country which have been successful in rebuilding lives and communities.
Title: Magical Child
Author: Joseph C. Pearce
Publisher: Plume
ISBN:0452267897
Right from the instant of birth, says Joseph Pearce, the human child has only one concern-to learn all that there is to learn about the world. But in the West we tend to thwart this concern from the very start. Available once again, Magical Child shows how to restore this amazing capacity for creative intelligence that is innate in every human. Pearce speaks to the concerns of parents eager to give their offspring a good start in the world, explaining that the key to tapping virtually unlimited potential within the child is to develop the heart-brain connection.
Title: HELP! I'm Raising My Children Alone
Author: T. D. Jakes
Publisher: Creation House
ISBN:0884194493
A wise guide for single parents-- and those who sometimes feel they are.
Title: Africans in America : America's Journey Through Slavery (Pbs Series)
Authors: Patricia Smith, Charles Richard Johnson, WGBH series research team
Publishers: Harcourt Brace
ISBN: 0151003394
This extraordinary book--the accompanying volume to the PBS series--looks at the history of slavery in the United States with an honesty that reveals both horror and heroism in the common humanity of all Americans. Uncovering the indigenous history of African slavery and the involvement of Arab and European nations, it then traces the journey of enslaved Africans across the "Middle Passage" of the Atlantic to the Caribbean and America.
Title: Remembering Slavery : African American Talk About Their Personal Experiences of Slavery
Author: Ira Berlin (Editor)
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 1565844254
This collection brings forth, through both sight and sound, as Remembering is a book-and-tape set, the poignant voices of people who had been slaves. The recordings of interviews with former slaves were conducted by the Federal Writers Project in the early 1930s. The interviewers included such luminaries as Zora Neale Hurston and John Lomax, who talked to the ex-slaves about their relationships with their former owners and their relationships with other slaves. The editors' interpolations are kept to a minimum and are used strictly to tie themes together, without disrupting the accounts of those who lived much of their early lives as slaves. There are many brutal and cruel memories: one woman recounts how her head was misshaped in childhood by an abusive mistress. Overall the interviewees provide a day-to-day account of their lives, their work regimens, which varied with geography and the types of crops cultivated, and the culture they sustained under the oppressive conditions of slavery in the U.S. They recall everyday minor rebellions that helped them to maintain a sense of control and dignity and ongoing attempts to formulate families in a system that didn't respect marriage among slaves.
Title: Rebels Against Slavery : American Slave Revolts
Authors: Pat McKissack, Frederick L. McKissack
Publisher: Scholastic Trade
ISBN: 0590457357
Images of African Sisterhood : Initiation and Rites of Passage to Womanhood
Passing on the Rites of Passage : Girls' Initiation Rites in the Context of an Urban Roman Catholic Community on the Zambian Copperbelt
Transformation : A Rites of Passage Manual for African American Girls
Rites of Passage : Stories About Growing Up by Black Writers from Around the World
Blacks in the White Establishment?
by Richard Zweignhaft
Growing Up African American in Catholic Schools by Michele Foster (Editor)
Reversing Underachievement Among Gifted Black Students : Promising Practices and Programs (Education and Psychology of the Gifted Series (Paper)) by Donna Y. Ford
Shooting for Excellence : African American and Youth Culture in New Century Schools by Jabari Mahiri
Also see the bibliographies of:
African Centered Rites of Passage and Education
Bringing The Light Into A New Day: African Centered Rites of Passage