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One of the many reasons we need African teachers in classrooms--we can see excellence in African students that most European teachers totally miss

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These days I'm thinking, writing, and doing plenty about the need for Africentric education. Below find an e xcerpt from my novel THE ALCHEMISTS OF KUSH , soon to be republished by MVMedia , based on one of my experiences as a teacher of some very smart young African men whose intelligence at discussing, analysing, and writing about literature no non-African teacher had ever bothered to notice or encourage. If you want to read a study of 157,000 US kids explaining why kids of all racial backgrounds preferred African and Latinx teachers to European settler teachers, well, I've got one for you right here . If you'd rather read the short NPR summary, I've got you covered . And now, on with the show: “You two kill me!” said Moon that same night at the Hyper-Market. “I’m really disappointed with you!” Raptor and Jackal, staring at feet, floor, walls, anything. “Well?” pressed the older man. “Brother Moon, what difference does it make?” said Jackal. “We’re still gonna ...