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Research method that centers Africans and the African diaspora
as the Temple School of Thought, Temple Circle of Afrocentricity, or Temple School of Afrocentricity, was an early group of Africologists during the late
Afrocentricity
African ethnocentrism
Du Bois. The abstract noun "Afrocentricity" dates to the 1970s, and was popularized by Molefi Asante's Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change (1980)
Afrocentrism
American academic (born 1942)
entire career on Afrocentricity, and continues to defend it in spite of strong criticisms". In 1980 Asante published Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social
Molefi_Kete_Asante
Topics referred to by the same term
culture and ideology focused on the history and culture of black Africans Afrocentricity, a research method and methodological paradigm used in Black studies
Afrocentric
Academic field focusing on peoples of the African diaspora and Africa
as the Temple School of Thought, Temple Circle of Afrocentricity, or Temple School of Afrocentricity, was an early group of Africologists during the late
Black_studies
Pedagogical approach designed to empower people of the African diaspora
the burden of Afrocentricity is to define and develop African agency in the midst of the cultural wars debate. By doing so, Afrocentricity can support all
Afrocentric_education
1991 Afrocentric book on racism
claiming that racism is biological. In a 1993 essay titled "Melanin, Afrocentricity, and Pseudoscience", published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology
The Isis Papers: The Keys to the Colors
The_Isis_Papers:_The_Keys_to_the_Colors
black fellows. An example of a European-American with an explicitly Afrocentric name is Miss Michigan USA 2014 winner and Miss USA 2015 delegate, Rashontae
African-American_names
American writer and cartoonist (born 1974)
C. M.; Krishnasamy, Adrian (2011). "Bringing Afrocentricity to the Funnies: An Analysis of Afrocentricity Within Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks"". Journal
Aaron_McGruder
Cohort born from 1965 to 1980
Lyrics from the era often draw attention to social issues, including afrocentric living, drug use, poverty, crime and gang violence, religion, culture
Generation_X
American rapper and actress (born 1970)
Eurocentric standards by embracing Afrocentric ideals and incorporating this concept within her work. She claims that Afrocentricity is a great way of living,
Queen_Latifah
"Othering" or critiquing of the East and Arab World due to colonialism in Black academia
Christian black nationalists, was formulated within the context of Afrocentricity; Jackson later wrote that it was Molefi Kete Asante who formed the base
Black_orientalism
Subgenre of hip-hop music
identity, and religion, with discourses around ideologies such as Afrocentricity and Black religiosity. Unlike the genre's more commercially-dominant
Progressive_rap
Drop Squad (1994) New Jersey Drive (1995) Tales from the Hood (1995) Afrocentricity (2000) Good Fences (2003) Pariah (2011) Evolution of a Criminal (2014)
Spike_Lee_filmography
Afrocentrist group of African Americans
disparagingly to "describe a person who's either a clueless parody of Afrocentricity" or "someone who's loudly, conspicuously and obnoxiously pro-black but
Hoteps
Carribean Nation
religion founded in Jamaica in the 1930s that combined Christianity with an Afrocentric theology focused on the figure of Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia
Jamaica
American psychiatrist (1935–2016)
"Melanin, afrocentricity, and pseudoscience". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 36 (S17): 33–58. doi:10.1002/ajpa.1330360604. "Afrocentricity vs Homosexuality:
Frances_Cress_Welsing
Teaching museum in Atlanta, Georgia
Omenala Griot Afrocentric Teaching Museum is an Afrocentric teaching museum in the West End neighborhood of Atlanta. It was founded in 1992. The museum
Omenala Griot Afrocentric Teaching Museum
Omenala_Griot_Afrocentric_Teaching_Museum
Black supremacist, pseudoscientific theory
colour § Genetics Ortiz de Montellano, Bernard R. (1993). "Melanin, afrocentricity, and pseudoscience". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 36 (S17):
Melanin_theory
Intersectional feminist movement
doi:10.1525/ctx.2007.6.1.18. S2CID 62629318. Mazama, Ama (2003). The Afrocentric Paradigm. Trenton: Africa World Press. James, Joy, ed. (2001). The Black
Womanism
American historian and writer
writer and historian. He was considered to be one of the more prominent Afrocentric scholars by some Black Nationalists. Conversely, mainstream scholars
Yosef_Ben-Jochannan
Movement encouraging solidarity among people of African ancestry
Caribbean cultures" and to "presenting students and the community with an Afrocentric analysis" of anti-Black racism. Syracuse University also offers a master's
Pan-Africanism
American model
American fashion model of the 1960s and 1970s, known for promoting an Afrocentric style. Cheeseborough was born March 14, 1946, in Philadelphia. After
Barbara_Cheeseborough
1978 film by Sidney Lumet
(June 20, 2024). Unveiling the Dual Effects of the Black Movie Remakes: Afrocentricity in The Wiz 1978 (Thesis). Forsgren, La Donna L. (September 2019). "The
The_Wiz_(film)
American adult animated sitcom (2005–2014)
C. M.; Krishnasamy, Adrian (2011). "Bringing Afrocentricity to the Funnies: An Analysis of Afrocentricity Within Aaron McGruder's "The Boondocks"". Journal
The_Boondocks_(TV_series)
Musical artist
(1979-09-09) September 9, 1979 (age 46) Lagos, Nigeria Genres gospel afrocentric pop Occupations Gospel singer Vocalist Songwriter Years active 2005–present
Eben_(singer)
Afrocentric ideology
Abrahamic religion of Rastafari emerged in 1930s Jamaica. It centered on an Afrocentric ideology and from its origins placed importance on racial issues. According
Rasta_views_on_race
Hip-hop music from around 1985–1995
A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers with their themes of Afrocentricity and political militancy, experimental music, and eclectic sampling.
Golden_age_hip-hop
1974 film by Jack Hill
International Pictures as a double feature with Truck Turner. The film uses Afrocentric references in clothing and hair. Grier starred in six blaxploitation
Foxy_Brown_(film)
Account of Mali Empire Atlantic voyage
Barbour (June 1997). "Robbing Native American Cultures: Van Sertima's Afrocentricity and the Olmecs". Current Anthropology. 38 (3). Chicago, IL: University
Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa
Atlantic_voyage_of_the_predecessor_of_Mansa_Musa
Senegalese politician, historian and scientist (1923–1986)
African culture. Diop's work is considered foundational to the theory of Afrocentricity, though he himself never described himself as an Afrocentrist. The questions
Cheikh_Anta_Diop
American boxer and activist (1942–2016)
ego foreshadowed the vainglorious excesses of Kanye West, while his Afrocentric consciousness and cutting honesty pointed forward to modern bards like
Muhammad_Ali
Yoruba religious concept
Máyẹhùn Àfọ̀ṣẹ Gbétùngbétùn Olúgbohùn Since at least the time of the Afrocentricity movement in the Anglophone diaspora during the late 20th century, the
Aṣẹ
American civil rights activist (1925–1965)
to El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz Academy, a public charter school with an Afrocentric focus. The school is located in the building where Little attended elementary
Malcolm_X
Worldview centred on or biased towards Western civilization
supremacism and white privilege. Molefi Kete Asante, the foremost theorist of Afrocentricity, have argued that there is a prevalence of Eurocentric thought in the
Eurocentrism
President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018
2022. Maphaka, Dominic (18 December 2020). "A Shift or Priority? An Afrocentric Analysis of Zuma's Foreign Policy towards China". The Strategic Review
Jacob_Zuma
American alternative hip hop group
and producer Speech and turntablist Headliner. The group offered an Afrocentric, socially conscious alternative to the prevalent gangsta rap of the late
Arrested_Development_(group)
Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)
the reality that a lot of the women were young. Kuti was part of an Afrocentric consciousness movement that was founded on and delivered through his
Fela_Kuti
American author and activist (1952–2021)
Foundation on Which We Must Build Postbellum The Souls of Black Folk Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change Ain't I a Woman? Black Marxism Black Metamorphosis
Bell_hooks
Hypotheses on the origin of Olmec civilization
Montellano (1997). Robbing Native American Cultures: Van Sertima's Afrocentricity and the Olmecs an article from Current Anthropology Volume 38, Number
Olmec alternative origin speculations
Olmec_alternative_origin_speculations
1990 studio album by Boogie Down Productions
Productions. Released on July 17, 1990, it is an album whose lyrics deal with afrocentricity and socio-political knowledge. It has 6 skits/interludes known as 'exhibits'
Edutainment_(album)
the Sphinx's nose?". EgyptToday. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2026-01-17. "Afrocentric Claims Against Ancient Egyptian Civilization "A Study in Historical Evaluation
Broken noses in ancient Egyptian statues
Broken_noses_in_ancient_Egyptian_statues
socially disenfranchised Afro-Jamaican communities in 1930s Jamaica. Its Afrocentric ideology was largely a reaction against Jamaica's then-dominant British
History_of_Jamaica
Concept in social philosophy
Foundation on Which We Must Build Postbellum The Souls of Black Folk Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change Ain't I a Woman? Black Marxism Black Metamorphosis
Double_consciousness
Term for African American Vernacular English
John Baugh has stated that the term Ebonics is used in four ways by its Afrocentric proponents. It may: 1. Be "an international construct, including the
Ebonics_(word)
2023 Netflix docudrama
who expressed her discontent with the film because "it is pushing an Afrocentric agenda ... imposing the identity politics of the 21st century and appropriating
African_Queens
Aboriginal American member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Bolden 2014, p. 51. "Sarah Rector The Richest Black Girl In The World". Afrocentric Culture by Design. May 19, 2010. Archived from the original on February
Sarah_Rector
Abrahamic new religious movement originating in 1930s Jamaica
Jesus and Jah incarnate; others deem him a human prophet. Rastafari is Afrocentric and focuses attention on the African diaspora, which it believes is oppressed
Rastafari
1981 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat
the nuance of the painting, writing that it was "no more a simplistic Afrocentric poster than Himes' detective novels are simply complicit or seditious
Irony_of_Negro_Policeman
Southern African philosophy
Ubuntu. Applications in social work, welfare and development reference Afrocentric ways of providing a social safety-net to vulnerable members of society
Ubuntu_philosophy
2000 single by Common featuring Bilal
features singing by neo-soul artist Bilal. The song's lyrics discuss afrocentricity, hip hop culture and various social issues. "The 6th Sense" begins with
The_6th_Sense
1994 studio album by Digable Planets
have attributed this lack of chart and sales success to the album's afrocentric content, and un-polished tone. Shortly after the release of Blowout Comb
Blowout_Comb
American hip hop collective
1990s hip-hop artists known for their positive-minded, good-natured Afrocentric lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and jazz-influenced
Native_Tongues
American historian (1893–1992)
Retrieved 28 May 2016. Montellano, Bernard R. Ortiz De (1993). "Melanin, afrocentricity, and pseudoscience". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 36 (S17):
Chancellor_Williams
American painter
arguments, fucking, heartache and life. They were the album sleeve art for Afrocentric and Afrofuturist philosophies that helped a generation reimagine itself
Ayé_Aton
Kumina! Afro-Jamaican Religion, Education, and Practice: A Site Where Afrocentricity, 'Bodily Knowledge', and Spiritual Interconnection Are Activated, Negotiated
Kumina
1903 essay collection by W. E. B. Du Bois
Foundation on Which We Must Build Postbellum The Souls of Black Folk Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change Ain't I a Woman? Black Marxism Black Metamorphosis
The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
1988 studio album by Big Daddy Kane
technique while covering topics including love ("I'll Take You There"), Afrocentricity ("Word to the Mother (Land)") and his rapping prowess ("Set It Off")
Long_Live_the_Kane
African-American contralto (1897–1993)
2020 – via Newspapers.com. Jones, Randye. "Marian Anderson Biography". Afrocentric Voices. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018. Retrieved February
Marian_Anderson
Musical artist
Last Asiatic Disciples. Griffin's albums were of an Islamic (NOI) and Afrocentric style, combined with increasingly spoken word lyrics. His lyrics and
Professor_Griff
2000 studio album by dead prez
discography The Ecstatic Jahmal, Karlton (November 23, 2022). "Top 10 Afrocentric Hip-Hop Albums". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 14, 2025. Allah, Sha Be
Let's_Get_Free
and African American Youth Activism." SSRC. (2006) Black In School: Afrocentric Reform, Urban Youth and the Promise of Hip-Hop Culture. Teachers College
Shawn_Ginwright
explanation in African ideas, interests, and presuppositions. Relatedly, Afrocentricity, coined by Molefi Kete Asante, seeks to ground the study of the peoples
African_historiography
Donaldson. Donaldson and a group of African-American artists formed the Afrocentric collective AfriCOBRA, which remains in existence today. The sculptor
African-American_culture
Book written by Cedric Robinson
Foundation on Which We Must Build Postbellum The Souls of Black Folk Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change Ain't I a Woman? Black Marxism Black Metamorphosis
Black_Marxism
Range of socio-political movements and ideologies
ISBN 978-0-86543-540-7. Obianuju Acholonu, Catherine (1995). Motherism: The Afrocentric Alternative to Feminism. Afa Publ. p. 144. ISBN 978-978-31997-1-2. Ogundipe-Leslie
Feminism
Pseudoscholarship that attempts to distort historical record
genocides did not occur, or accounts of them were greatly exaggerated. Most Afrocentric (i.e. Pre-Columbian Africa-Americas contact theories, see Ancient Egyptian
Pseudohistory
North American religious group
the bible, as well as the teachings of Marcus Garvey, self-reliance, Afrocentricity and Ethiopianism. Their ceremonies include bible reading, chanting,
Ethiopian_Zion_Coptic_Church
Subgenre of hip-hop music
aversion to or commentary on crime and violence, as well as potentially Afrocentricity. Conscious hip hop often seeks to raise awareness of social issues,
Political_hip-hop
American opera singer (1921–2006)
Black Man to Sing With the Met". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-01-05. "AFROCENTRIC VOICES: Robert McFerrin Biography". Afrovoices.com. Retrieved 2009-01-05
Robert_McFerrin
Women who are of sub-Saharan African descent
of capital. Within theoretical approaches identifying as “Black” or “Afrocentric”, or employing anticolonialist concepts like the “internalization” of
Black_women
Hairstyle
for the braided style of hi-top fades, it characterized an era of "Afrocentricity" of hip hop and embracing the rap culture. Golden age MCs like Def Jef
Hi-top_fade
Nigerian cinematographer (born 1995)
Esomnofu (16 March 2020). "Burna Boy teams up with tg Omori for the Afrocentric visuals of odogwu". Pan African. Retrieved 17 June 2020. "new Video Vector
TG_Omori
1974 song by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
of My Fathers" is a soul song with a jazz arrangement. Scott-Heron's Afrocentric lyrics make references to African-American cultural roots and slavery
Rivers_of_My_Fathers
Set of monotheistic religions
19th-century movement and precursor to the Baháʼí Faith. Rastafari, an Afrocentric religion which emerged from Christianity in 1930s Jamaica, is also sometimes
Abrahamic_religions
American jazz percussionist (1933–1988)
many musical styles included soul, funk and contemporary jazz, with an Afrocentric perspective. Clarke was born in Washington, D.C., on October 2, 1933
Buck_Clarke
Neighborhood in San Francisco, California, United States
two blocks to the west to 1712 Fillmore Street, where it now houses an Afrocentric bookstore, Marcus Bookstore. As part of efforts in the 1990s to revitalize
Fillmore District, San Francisco
Fillmore_District,_San_Francisco
Ghanaian social entrepreneur
Dapaah at the age of 15. At age 17, she established another business, the Afrocentric Bamboo Initiative. In 2018, she became the first Ghanaian to be inducted
Winnifred_Selby
Americans with both Indigenous American and Black identities
(ed.). Afrocentricity and the Academy: Essays on Theory and Practice. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 268. ISBN 0-7864-1542-8. Afrocentricity and the
Black Indians in the United States
Black_Indians_in_the_United_States
Genre of art and literature
movements. For Afrofuturists, this challenge has been met by inserting Afrocentric elements into its growing pantheon, the intention being to centralize
Afro-Surrealism
Philosophy concerning empowerment of the African diaspora
and Philosophy (Chicago: Open Court, 2005), and "The Black Atlantic, Afrocentricity, and Existential Phenomenology: Theoretical Tools for Black European
Black_existentialism
Pharaoh of Egypt from 1333 to 1324 BC
expert Abd al-Rahim Rihan accused the exhibit curators of promoting Afrocentric pseudohistory by displaying the Tutankhamun mask with black facial features
Tutankhamun
American entrepreneur (born 1968)
child. Breakfast At Ben's appeared on Warner Brothers's compilation, Afrocentricity and premiered at the 2000 Urbanworld Film Festival. It also appeared
Chuck Wilson (multimedia executive)
Chuck_Wilson_(multimedia_executive)
Pan-Africanist organisation founded by Kwame Nkrumah
1998, ISBN 978-0853158486 Daryl Zizwe Poe, Kwame Nkrumah's Contribution to Pan-Africanism: An Afrocentric Analysis, Routledge, 2003, ISBN 978-0415946438
West African National Secretariat
West_African_National_Secretariat
American rapper (born 1962)
documentary Big Fun in the Big Town. He later embraced an Afrocentric style, bringing Afrocentric culture to hip hop along with KRS-One. Schoolly D contributed
Schoolly_D
American psychology professor (1930–2020)
Theory," presented in his second book, The Collective Mind: Toward an Afrocentric Theory of Black Personality. His theory argued that black personality
Robert Williams (psychologist)
Robert_Williams_(psychologist)
2009 single by Coldplay
described the song as "ebullient", and mused that the track "throws Afrocentric guitar atop one of those Eno/Dravs soundscapes beautifully". Pitchfork
Strawberry_Swing
Country in Central Africa (1965–1997)
Jean-Louis Peta (2006). Mobutu's Totalitarian Political System: An Afrocentric Analysis. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135861506. "Kleptocracy and Anti-Communism:
Zaire
College founded in 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sojourner–Douglass College was a private college organized around an Afrocentric focus of study and located in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The
Sojourner–Douglass_College
Harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment
have a high sustained synth string note through most of their duration. Afrocentric acts influenced by Ayers like acid jazz or neo soul tend to use this
Drone_(sound)
1999 studio album by Mos Def
bravado with new-school poetics, the Brooklyn legend spouts incisive Afrocentric reality that takes all sides into account." Dan Leroy of Yahoo! Music
Black_on_Both_Sides
Public research library in New York City
Collection was considered as consisting of the rarest, and most useful, Afrocentric artifacts of any public library in the United States. At least as of
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Schomburg_Center_for_Research_in_Black_Culture
Earliest known major Mesoamerican civilization
Warren Barbour Source "Robbing Native American Cultures: Van Sertima's Afrocentricity and the Olmecs," Current Anthropology, 38 (3), (Tun., 1997), pp. 419–441
Olmecs
2002 American TV series
Anything... The Arsenio Hall Show "Love Shack" by The B-52's Bobby Brown Afrocentric clothing Baywatch "Love in an Elevator" by Aerosmith Heathers Saved by
I Love the '80s (American TV series)
I_Love_the_'80s_(American_TV_series)
2016 compilation album by Various Artists
1970s, Doing It In Lagos chronicles Nigerian music's move away from the afrocentric style of afrobeat and toward more American forms of pop music in the
Doing It In Lagos: Boogie, Pop & Disco in 1980s Nigeria
Doing_It_In_Lagos:_Boogie,_Pop_&_Disco_in_1980s_Nigeria
Ancient Egyptian queen consort
his controversial work Black Athena, and in the late 1980s and 1990s Afrocentric issues are being addressed by mainstream Egyptologists". Rene van Wanselm
Ahmose-Nefertari
British Africanist (1935–2009)
Warren (June 1997). "Robbing Native American Cultures: Van Sertima's Afrocentricity and the Olmecs" (PDF). Current Anthropology. 38 (3): 419–441. doi:10
Ivan_Van_Sertima
Movement in hip-hop music
A Tribe Called Quest, and the Jungle Brothers, known for themes of Afrocentricity and political militancy, experimental music, and eclectic sampling.
New-school_hip-hop
Americans of Panamanian birth or descent
Pan-African religious organization Ausar Auset Society, dedicated to providing Afrocentric-based spiritual training to people of African descent [citation needed]
Panamanian_Americans
Scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
ISBN 0-9644248-0-0. De Montellano, Bernard R. Ortiz (1993). "Melanin, afrocentricity, and pseudoscience". American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 36 (S17):
Anthropology
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Tree branch, Twig
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Rhyming variant of waylon - a historical blacksmith with supernatural powers
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Sikh
A lighted lamp, Always there for you
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God Madurai
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Name of a Raga
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Lord ramas mother (Mother of Rama)
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Complete
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One who wins over mind, Loveble, Charming, Another name for Krishna
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City of four, fourth city.
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