'Afrikan-Centered' Study Group Continues Meetings In Newark

Newark NJ

17 November, 2021

7:04 AM

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NEWARK, NJ — A meeting of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC) will take place at 2 p.m. in Newark on Saturday, Nov. 20. According to a news release, the monthly study group will meet remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. Click here to login with the below information: Meeting ID: 871 8546 3137Passcode: 002701 The theme of the Nov. 20 meeting is "The knowledge of self: the key to the development of an Afrikan centered world view for Black liberation." The book study group will focus on is Dr. Molefi Kete Asante's "Afrocentricity." ASCAC's Study Group in Newark meets every third Saturday of each month. Organizers offered the following background about the group: "The Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC) is an independent study group organization founded in 1984 by Drs. John Henrik Clarke, Jacob H. Carruthers, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Rkhty Amen, and Maulana Karenga (https://ascac.org/). It is devoted to the rescue, reconstruction, and restoration of Afrikan history and culture. But most importantly, ASCAC helps Black people develop an Afrikan centered world view for Black liberation. ASCAC is an organization that provides the opportunity for Afrikan people to educate other Afrikan people about their history, culture, and spirituality. It was founded by scholars deeply rooted in Afrikan American communities in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Newark, and Los Angeles. It derives its membership from Afrikan / Afrikan Americans across social classes and occupational fields. It has many local study groups and regions around United States. The ASCAC organization has since expanded into an international organization with membership regions and representatives from the Caribbean, Afrika, and Europe. ASCAC has four commissions which advance this agenda: education, research, spiritual development, and creative production. Along with creating study groups throughout the world, ASCAC holds annual conferences, operates a youth enrichment program, and is editing a comprehensive history of Afrika." Local organizers continued: "In the 1980s, and early 1990s, there was an ASCAC study group chapter in the city. In time, ASCAC ceased to exist in Newark. Now in the millennium, the call for ASCAC's resurgence is again echoing in the streets. ASCAC has many committed members. Its local Newark, NJ's study group coordinators are Bashir Muhammad Ptah Akinyele and Doshon Farad. Akinyele is also a history and Africana studies teacher at Weequachic High School. Farad is a respected journalist and teacher. The president of ASCAC is Dr. Mario Beatty. He is a professor of Africana studies at Howard University. ASCAC's study group in Newark will focus on the scientific and scholarly researched documents that present facts on Afrikan history, culture, and spirituality." For more information about ASCAC's study group in Newark, email [email protected]. Send local news tips and correction requests to [email protected]. Sign up for Patch email newsletters. Learn more about posting announcements or events to your local Patch site. Don't forget to visit the Patch Newark Facebook page.