Abstract
This chapter situates Ubuntu epistemology, Sankofa scale, Africana womanism, and African American male theory within an African American leadership and mentoring frame. This research is used to create an Afrocentric episteme through which the African American experience as both a leader and a trainee can be better understood. This chapter analyzes the research regarding the purpose and promise of such a frame. It explores the preparation that instructors and physical spaces must undergo in order to facilitate the 21st century mentee in meeting career goals. It outlines the roles and agendas of preceptors associated with an African American leadership and mentoring frame. The final aim of this project is to use transformative and restorative measures to create a dialogue and actionable steps toward equality and efficacy in the job market and within the global knowledge economy.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Ubuntu Epistemology: An African episteme (philosophy) concerned with morally and spiritually responsive relationships.
Sankofa: Is a word from the Akan people of Ghana, West Africa. It loosely translates to go back and fetch it (your history).
African American Male Theory (AAMT): A theoretical framework used to examine and contextualize the positionality, course, and direction of Black males in the U.S.
Africana Womanism: A term created by ClenoraHudson-Weems that uses Afrocentrism to explore, explain, and understand issues relevant to African American women throughout the African diaspora.
Transformative Justice: An equal justice initiative that aims to change the conditions that cause and perpetuate systems of inequality and injustice through social justice interventions.
Global Knowledge Economy: Globalization has facilitated the commodification of intellectual property, knowledge workers, and the innovative delivery of technology based and academic content and services.
African Diaspora: The global collective of African descended individuals living in the Americas and around the world. Also the sixth region of Africa.
Nomo: The self-efficacious ability to name, identify and define oneself and consequently one's destiny.
International Branch Campus Hub: Two or more institutions of higher learning, technology entities, or private sector companies, use colocation strategies to bilaterally partner with each other and often government entities to offer degrees, academic programs, certifications, and credentials in a country other than their home nation.