Content Description Educator and scholar Molefi K. Asante founded the first Ph.D. program in African American Studies at Temple University, where he taught for many years. Asante is a leading figure in African American Studies and African Studies and is known for his writings on Afrocentrism. His papers contain correspondence; speeches; material dealing with his academic work at Temple University and other institutions; appointment books; writings, including articles, poems, and book reviews; newspaper...

Content Description This collection contains periodicals relating to African American heritage and child development. Included are newsletters and collected ephemera documenting such groups as the National Alliance of Black School Educators, the Chicago Area Alliance of Black School Educators, the National Association of Black Social Workers, the Assault on Literary Program, the National Hook-Up of Black Women, the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, the Chicago Friends of the Amistad...