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Introducing IFACOLOGY 2025 Conference

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IACT 2025 Conference: June 6-8

Introducing Ifacology, the Cosmic Womb and Ancestral Trauma

Files coming soon.

PATH Course Registration

Join Us at the Table of Empowerment!

The African DNA

To understand the Cosmic Womb is to understand Ancestral Trauma. This is the first Intergenerational IACT Conference to provide a healthy dialog in our collective goal to understand Divine manifestation and holistic mental wellness. 

2024 Conference Reflections : Dr. T Owens Moore

 

 Dr. Moore, Howard/Morehouse Alum, is the President & Chief Education Officer (CEO) of Melanin Institute of Hue-man Technology™ (MIHT) and has been a trained Biomedical Research Scientist and Physiological psychologist, distinguished scholar,  educator, and a college professor for more than 25 years.   

DeReef Jamison, Ph.D.

Dr. DeReef Jamison was the recipient of an ACAH Award. His article "Fanon Revisited" can be downloaded above at ACAH Downloads

2024 Conference recap: thank you all

Curtis Calhoun, a Real Lifer, is with DonYeta Villavaso-Madden, of LucyYee Management Consulting



Join IACT 2025 to celebrate our first Egun (ancestors) Festival


We are excited about our sacred expansion, the launching of  Ifacology, Ile Orun-Aye, and  film

More information will be provided at the upcoming conference 2025 and on our Patreon Channel. 

Ella Mcrae with Teroshua Thomas, PIACT Director and Carol Solomen (R)

Celebrating 2024

Ashley McGirt-Adair, LICSW - Conference Speaker

 Ashley McGirt-Adair is the founder and President of the WA Therapy Fund.  The Therapy Fund Foundation is the leading organization in Washington State offering free mental health services to Black community members with equitable pay for clinicians. 

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ACAH Downloads

Africa-Centered Ancestral Healing Book Press Release and other journal articles


Understanding African Philosophy and Spirituality (pdf)Download
Fanon Revisited by DeReef Jamison (pdf)Download

WHO ARE YOU? Win an African Ancestry DNA Kit!

Please explain why you are interested in discovering your African DNA Lineage in a one-page essay, with a maximum of 250 words.

A Decade of ACAH Conference Previous Distinguished Speakers!

    IACT general information

    Independent Study Certificate Programs

    Independent Study Certificate Programs


    IACT offers Enhancement Specialized training based on Africa Centered Thought to encourage a natural sustainable mental wellness framework for Black families.

    Therapy vs. Healing

    Independent Study Certificate Programs


    LOVE is the KEY to Healing. When you learn to love you then you will sincerely love others unconditionally.

    Ancestral Reverence

    Dr. James W.C. Pennington, my gggrandfather, is the first known Black student to attend Yale University School of Divinity.  He was an abolitionist, writer, comrade to the Underground Railroad and Amistad Case, and an ordained minister.  He purchased our family's freedom, and after the Civil War, he served congregations in Natchez, Mississippi; Portland, Maine; and Jacksonville, Florida, where he died.

    Orisade Awodola, IACT Founder


    The Illumination Research Group (TIRG)

    TIRG is created to provide research that supports Africa Centered healing modalities in the fields of genetics and behavior  for  African American educators, mental health practitioners, undergraduate and graduate students pursuing careers in STEAM and Black Psychology. 

    The Movement

     The Institute of African-Centered Thought serves as a catalyst to empower its participants and learners through education, conferences, seminars, summits and debates.

    Join the Journey with Ile Orun-Aye


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    "Color is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality," 

    James Baldwin

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    Our YouTube Series is an introduction to our Patreon Videos and is created to have thought-provoking online discussions based on Africa Centered Thought. If you want to share your story for our online ACAH Newsletter at Patrplease email us at our General Contact below. The submission DEADLINE is the 15th of each month.

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