One important concept for us to know and remember, especially in the education and teaching of our children is that, as far as Africa is concerned, it is a continent. There are 55+ countries on Africa and it is vast. It also includes the so-called "Middle East" of which Israel (formally "Canaan" which lies on the African tectonic plate) is a part. Even though all the people are of color (various shades of brown to the blue-black skin tones), all of the people of Africa are not the same, we are even different genetically. This is a commonly held misunderstanding and a gross error among us. To be frank, some of Africa's inhabitants were actually enemies of our Israelite ancestors and therefore some of their descendants today do not hold us living in the diaspora in high regard, neither do they respect us as a people. Then there are those who welcome us with open arms; it just depends on who they are, where they originate, their history and who their forefathers were, if they even know. Just as all Europeans and Asians are different, there are many ethnicities, languages, cultures, traditions and belief systems on the land mass called "Africa".
The reason this is essential to keep in mind, is that, while many of us tend to hold the motherland in esteem generally (as Africans or people of African decent) we must take care not to "overidentify" to the extent that we are embracing all and the whole of the continent (traditions, cultures, etc.) as part of ourselves. To do that would be unintelligent and to pass that on to our children is quite ignorant. Let's be clear: Not all of Africa necessarily applies to us specifically as a nation, or as a people. And, just because they might look similar to us in physical appearance, does not make all of them "us." We in the diaspora have unwittingly taken on the worldview of our oppressors in this regard; which is quite limiting and restrictive. It ostensibly serves to keep us in a kind of mental bondage.
Dr. Yehoshua Ben Ephraim, a Hebrew-Israelite genetics scholar states that "...Every dark race who resides on the continent of Africa are referred to by their respective NATIONS. It is rare that any of those races of people are referred to simply as “African”, Why? Again, because Africa is not a Nation, and therefore does not denote their NATIONALITY. " This is why Hebrew-Israelites do not by and largely refer to themselves as simply "Africans." We identify as Israelites, our original nationality from which our people were scattered into all regions of the world. Israel was the last place where our people were together as a nation.
Many of us who decide to homeschool do so primarily because we want to teach our children our cultural beliefs, values and traditions. We want them to know who they are and learn of the ways of their ancestors, so many of us turn to Africa out of a desire to make "all things Africa" the core of our children's home educational program. And while it is well meaning, parents who do this risk teaching from a place of marginalization and so thrust these various ways of African life into the child mind, immersing them into ideals and ways of life as if they are part of that child's ancestral legacy when nothing could be further from the truth.
So let's take care when implementing an African-centered homeschooling methodology so that we do not approach it haphazardly. We as Israelites must "teach them diligently" as the scripture says. The Most High wants us to be mindful of what we are impressing and teaching our children, so that we do not impart fictitious identities and cultures, thereby espousing, embracing and idolizing "other gods" and their ways of life.
Invention of the Jewish People by Shlomo Sand
The Arabs by Bertram Thomas
Hebrewisms of West Africa by Joseph Williams