“Coming Forth By Day” Community Ritual Service, Friday, August 17
Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III is honored and memorialized Friday, August 17 from 7:00 PM–9:00 PM at KRST Unity Center of Afrakan Spiritual Science, 7825 S. Western Ave. Los Angeles (get map).
Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III appears in the kinté space in “Asa G. Hilliard III: To Be an African Teacher.” The following is an excerpt from noted scholar Runoko Rashidi:
Dr. Hilliard is a founding member and First Vice President of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations. He has conducted Ancient African History study tours to Egypt for 15 years, is the co-developer of an educational television series on Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian history). He has produced videotapes and educational materials on African history through his production company, Waset Educational Productions. He is Co-Founder, with his daughter, Nefertari Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, of Makare Publishing.
Dr. Hilliard has written more than four hundred research reports, articles and books on testing, Ancient African History, teaching strategies, African culture, and child growth and development. He served with Dr. Barbara Sizemore as Chief Consultant on the Every Child Can Succeed television series, produced by the Agency for Instructional Technology.
Dr. Hilliard has consulted with many of the leading school districts, publishers, public advocacy organizations, universities, government agencies and private corporations on valid assessment, African content in curriculum, teacher training, and public policy. Several of his programs in curriculum, assessment, and valid teaching have become national models. He has worked on projects with the National Academy of Sciences, and has spoken at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Smithsonian Institution, and the National Geographic Society. He has been visiting professor at many Universities, including Oakland University, Stanford University, University of New Mexico, and Harvard University.
Runoko Rashidi appears in “Runoko Rashidi: Alexander Pushkin” and “Runoko Rashidi: Hanging With The “Blackfellas” Down Under” here at kintespace.com. Our ancestor, Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III joins Dr. Jacob H. Carruthers. His LIBRadio interview is featured in “LIBRadio Sampler: Divine Conversations.”