Education Africa

As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa; as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent 27 years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South Africa. He became the country’s first Black president and went on to live his dream of change.

In the late 1940s, parents began to file desegregation lawsuits with their daughters, forcing Thurgood Marshall and other civil rights lawyers to take up the issue. After the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, girls far outnumbered boys in volunteering to desegregate formerly all-white schools. In A Girl Stands at the Door, historian Rachel Devlin tells the remarkable stories of these desegregation pioneers. She also explains why black girls were seen, and saw themselves, as responsible for the difficult work of reaching across the color line in public schools.

Dr. Mervin Jenkins—hip-hop artist, educator, husband, and father—takes readers on a journey in leadership unlike any other. It is a story of a reluctant learner/leader and how his lived experiences, sometimes referenced as “sword in the stone” moments, have contributed to his life’s purpose. His life transformation from average to spectacular did not come without its share of crucial and heartfelt moments. Dr. Jenkins took a pair of things that many said could never coexist, hip-hop and “traditional” education, and made the melding of the two his life’s work. In To the Beat ...

This audio course teaches the basics of the Ibibio language, with a focus on words and phrases that can be used daily. Sound effects and games may learning engaging and content is reviewed in a systematic fashion across 28 daily sessions to enhance pronunciation and comprehension. This is an ideal way for young learners to build familiarity with the Ibibio language.

Ultimate Getting Started with Afrikaans will have you speaking with proper pronunciation from the very first lesson and arm you with cultural insight and other information to utterly surprise and amaze your South African friends.

A captivating and very readable account of the Christian missionary experiences of a family serving in Nigeria for more than thirty years and helping to birth what has become the largest nondenominational seminary in Africa, with 800 pastors in training from more than 100 denominations. The author starts with both the goods news and the bad news about the challenges of modern Nigeria, and carries the reader through the development of one of Africa’s most strategic theological schools, West Africa Theological Seminary. In the Introduction, Dr. Timothy Tennent, president of Asbury ...

Use your mind's natural rhythm to learn a language with Rhythms Easy Chichewa from EuroTalk. It's naturally easier to learn something when it's set to rhythmic music, so that is exactly what we've done. Rhythms puts your mind painlessly to work: you don't even need to focus! Simple words and phrases are set to a varied pattern of rhythms and music designed to help you learn and to keep you engaged so that you won't just switch off after five minutes.

Not only will you understand practical conversations, but you'll also be able to use the same phrases. Learn Swahili Bundle - Swahili for Beginners (Level 2) focuses on everyday Swahili—the kind that you yourself will use in Kenya.

Want to start speaking Afrikaans in your first lesson? With 3-Minute Afrikaans - 25 Lesson Series audiobook, you will easily learn the basics of Afrikaans conversation with lessons made by real teachers. You learn everything from greetings and talking about yourself, to making conversation and asking for directions or for the check at a restaurant. Plus, you'll get some special tips on how to sound even more natural when interacting with native Afrikaans speakers.

Enjoy this audio recording of the Kikuyu Bible, read by two readers. The Holy Bible in Kikuyu offers both a faithful rendering of Scripture’s original word order while also delivering the most comprehensive and clear translation of the Bible’s stories and concepts in the Kikuyu language.

"Basic Luhya" is an immersive audio course tailored for those intrigued by the Luhya language, a significant and vibrant language of Kenya. Spread across five insightful sessions, this course provides an engaging introduction to Luhya, delving into its basic vocabulary including greetings, numbers, and everyday phrases.

This simple Swahili audio course focuses on pronunciation and comprehension of common words and phrases across five sessions. Designed for beginners, the course emphasizes practical language skills without delving deeply into grammar or cultural insights. Each session builds on the previous one, helping learners develop a solid foundation in Swahili for everyday communication.

Are you learning Afrikaans? Knowing more words is one of the best ways to speak and understand more Afrikaans. If you want to sound like a native speaker, you'll need vocab that's relevant to South African culture and daily life and that is actually used by South African people. With Learn Afrikaans: Discover South African Culture & Traditions, by AfrikaansPod101.com, you learn the must-know vocab and South African cultural insights that you won't find in a textbook.

Brown Shugas’ by Reneé Drummond-Brown is written about us women of colour who the author refers to in the book as sisters, sistahs, and Sustahs. To earn the prestigious title Sustah, the woman of colour has endured some thAngs in her lifetime (and then sum) that no one else can withstand and she also shares a code of honor with other Sustahs that surpasses all understanding. For example, a Sustah is conditioned from a little girl to always smile through it all and never cry no matter what the situation whether emotional, psychological, and/or physical because one thing for sure and two ...

Whenever we mention money people pay attention. Solving money problems requires the right financial skills which are gained by having the right financial education. Few study money intentionally. That is why we believe that getting degrees or going abroad, or getting a well-paying job will make us rich. Many associate prosperity with owning nice houses or having expensive cars and so on. The right financial data is at the foundation of financial success and it is difficult without us having our financial plan. Without our own financial system we may struggle with our finance all our lives. ...

In 1951, Carlotta Walls Lanier was one of the nine African-American students to integrate Little Rock High School, and the first to earn a diploma. Here she provides a firsthand account of her experiences - including the bombing that rocked her home, the constant threats she and her classmates faced, and the pressure and bullying her parents endured.

A learning tool designed to equip listeners with phrases and words in Twi (Asante Akan) for the purpose of basic to intermediate conversation. Includes a range of various topics, each with words and phrases provided with approximate spellings and actual phonetic pronunciations in order to help the listener to learn how to speak basic Twi with friends or family.

Do you like epic tales that sing the deeds of the world’s greatest heroes? If so, you will love this volume of epics from the West African country of Mali. Each is full of battles, derring-do, magic, and prophecies based on historical events.

When Thurgood Marshall - the great-grandson of a slave - was born, African Americans were denied equal rights in America. Segregation was legal. Lynching was common. In some places, African Americans were entirely excluded from public life; they were forbidden to enter public parks and museums or use public swimming pools and restrooms. After being denied admission to the University of Maryland Law School because of his race, Marshall enrolled at Howard University. He graduated first in his class and set out as a young lawyer determined to achieve equality for all Americans.

From Lawrence Ross, author of The Divine Nine, Blackballed is an explosive and controversial book that rips the veil off America's hidden secret: America's colleges have fostered a racist environment that makes them hostile spaces for African American students. Blackballed exposes the white fraternity and sorority system, with traditions of racist parties and songs and assaults on black students; and the universities themselves, who name campus buildings after racist men and women.