TCXPI Afrocentric Scholars Saturday Program

Specialties

My name is Cynthia D. Cornelius and I am a native of Oakland, California and a product of the Oakland Public Schools. I possess Bachelors in Africana Studies and a Masters in Equity and Social Justice in Education respectiviely from SFSU.

In 2011, I created The Chinue X Project, Inc. (TCXPI) African Centered Online Resource Service as a vehicle to disseminated Daily African/​Black History Facts.

As an facilitator of education, I understand the importance of teaching history that is reflective of all history — African, Black, and African American History to our children and youth. Historically, our children and youth have been deprived of the Ancestors’ contributions to world and human civilization. This history has been distorted and omitted for far too long.

I have established an African-​Centered Saturday School Program in Oakland, California, that will act as a supplement to the current education of our children and youth. The time is now to educate and facilitate awareness for our

History

Established in 2011.

I have created The Chinue X Free Afrocentric Saturday School Program to ensure that our future leaders learn that their Heritage is rich in history, a history filled with contributions to world and human civilization. This free program will be for ages 5 – 16 and will consist of Afrocentric instruction and activities in and around Oakland/​Bay Area provided by a variety of myself and other qualified adults.

Meet the Business Owner

Cynthia C.

Business Owner

Hi my name is Cynthia Cornelius (Chinue X). I am a product of Oakland, California.

As a child in the Oakland, California Public School System, I wondered why there were so few Black heroes/​sheroes in our textbooks that looked like me. Was it true what I had been taught by those textbooks?

«Were my ancestors an uncivilized people, who needed to be „saved“ by white missionaries?» Did we not have a Story to tell? Did we not have a history before enslavement?

Once I graduated from high school and begin my matriculation in higher education, (Bachelors in Africana Studies (’08) and a Masters in Equity and Social Justice in Education (’13) San Francisco State University) I realized that all that I had learned in primary education, was not the TRUTH of my heritage and culture. Yes my Black Ancestors existed before enslavement! Yes my Black Ancestors were major contributors to world and human civilization?

Do our Black children and youth TODAY, our future leaders, deserve accurate education?