Amon Gooden was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and has lived in Lorain, Ohio; Louisville, Kentucky; West Chester, Pennsylvania; and Atlanta, Georgia. Amon Gooden graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Physics with minors in Mathematics and Pre-Engineering. While a student at Lincoln, Amon worked as a mathematics and physics tutor. Amon was also on the Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Team and was selected from thousands of students to represent the Honda Motor Company, in its national ads. Amon appeared in several issues of Ebony, Black Enterprise and the Crisis Magazine.
Amon has been working on his book, Check This Out, for several years. Check This Out is especially critical for Black children and students who hate school because they do not feel a connection to the information. Check This Out is also important to Black adults who have grown up believing that being Black and of African ancestry is bad. Many Blacks want to be anything but Black and work diligently to hide any characteristics that are a reminder of African heritage. Blacks, from all over the world, have been educated by people who have been teaching that people of European ancestry are the primary people who have created advanced civilizations. Asians are given some credit for impressive contributions but Blacks are totally omitted from the annals of history as major contributors to world civilizations. If you go to any museum, you will find African history separated from Egyptian history-as if the founders of Egypt (Kemet/KMT) were not Black. Blacks were the founders of the most amazing civilizations on earth.
Author of "Check This Out" Check This Out, examines world mysteries and rarely told histories. Amon documents major contributions by Blacks that have gone almost totally ignored. His book is available on his Web site: www.etheoryal.com, Traffordpublishing.com, Amazon.com, and Barnes and Nobles.
Visitor Specialist|
Cincinnati Museum Center
From June 2014 to Current • 12 year(s)
Museum visitor services specialist
Billing Manager|
Ayo Maria Casey Gooden, Ph.D., ABPBC Private Practice
From November 2011 to Current • 15 year(s)
Provide billing services for psychological services
Research Assistant, Property Manager, Laborer|
Gooden Biotech Research Company
From June 2003 to Current • 23 year(s)
Collected specimens for psychotherapeutic drug research, construction work including flooring, painting, roofing repairs, plumbing
Crew Member|
Pizza Hut
From April 2014 to June 2014 • 0 year(s)
Cut pizzas, cook food, answer telephone calls, work cash register, help maintain a clean restaurant
Math Teacher|
Sankofa Academy
From September 2013 to December 2013 • 0 year(s)
Teach 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th grade mathematics
Math Teacher|
Pearl Academy Math & Science Institute
From February 2013 to August 2013 • 0 year(s)
Teach calculus
Assistant Plumber|
Ashmel's Plumbing Co.
From August 2012 to February 2013 • 1 year(s)
Assist plumbers in various ways while on plumbing jobs
Professional Physics Tutor|
Delaware County Community College
From November 2010 to May 2012 • 2 year(s)
Tutor students in physics and mathematics
Therapeutic Staff Support|
Dunbar Community Counseling Services
From February 2010 to November 2010 • 0 year(s)
Worked with children with behavior issues, served as mediator and prepared daily reports
Assistant Manager, Fiscal Associate|
Cheyney University Bookstore
From September 2007 to January 2009 • 2 year(s)
Supervised student workers, maintained inventory, created purchase orders and managed computerized inventory system
Loss Prevention, Inventory, Media Associate|
Best Buy
From November 2006 to November 2007 • 1 year(s)
Monitored store to prevent theft, unloaded trucks, stocked items and helped customers find products
Grocery Associate|
Giant Food Stores
From June 2006 to August 2006 • 0 year(s)
Stocked shelves on night shift
Assistant Math Tutor, Math Tutor|
Lincoln University
From January 2002 to April 2006 • 4 year(s)
Tutored all math courses up to calculus 3 and linear algebra, supervised Math Lab and prepared weekly reports
Assistant Instructor|
National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)
From June 2003 to July 2003 • 0 year(s)
Assisted coaches and helped set up activities for children in the program
Intern|
Alliance for Minority Participation in Science and Engineering
From January 2002 to December 2002 • 0 year(s)
Synthesized new penicillin compound, purified products, conducted chemical tests and performed bioassays
Unloader and Sorter|
United Parcel Service (UPS)
From January 2000 to December 2000 • 0 year(s)
Started as truck unloader and was promoted to sorter after two weeks
Math and Science Assistant|
National Youth Sports Program (NYSP)
From January 1999 to December 1999 • 0 year(s)
Assisted in hands-on science projects for youths ages 10-15
