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The Afrocentric Idea

Molefi Kete Asante
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Diaspora

USA

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Contemporary

Language

English

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Philosophy

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Asante's foundational text of Afrocentrism — the argument that African people must center their own cultural and historical perspectives rather than viewing themselves through a Eurocentric lens.

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Foundational text of Afrocentric theory; generated decades of debate about diaspora identity and African cultural reclamation

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Asante's foundational text of Afrocentrism — the argument that African people must center their own cultural and historical perspectives rather than viewing themselves through a Eurocentric lens. Foundational text of Afrocentric theory; generated decades of debate about diaspora identity and African cultural reclamation

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