Afrocentrism

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Afrocentrism is an intellectual and cultural movement that centers African history, values, and perspectives in the interpretation of global civilization and the experiences of people of African descent.

All labels observed (9)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural movement ⓘ
historiographical approach ⓘ
intellectual movement ⓘ
philosophical perspective ⓘ
aimsTo affirm African cultural contributions to civilization ⓘ
challenge Eurocentrism ⓘ
promote positive African self-identity ⓘ
recenter Africa in the study of world history ⓘ
appliedIn cultural studies ⓘ
education ⓘ
history writing ⓘ
literary studies ⓘ
religious studies ⓘ
social sciences ⓘ
criticizedBy Egyptologists ⓘ
classicists ⓘ
some mainstream historians ⓘ
criticizedFor alleged historical inaccuracies ⓘ
essentializing African cultures ⓘ
overstating African influence on other civilizations ⓘ
developedIn United States ⓘ
emergedIn late 20th century ⓘ
hasMainFocus African history ⓘ
African perspectives ⓘ
African values ⓘ
people of African descent ⓘ
hasProponent Ama Mazama ⓘ
Chancellor Williams ⓘ
Cheikh Anta Diop ⓘ
John Henrik Clarke ⓘ
Maulana Karenga ⓘ
Molefi Kete Asante ⓘ
Theophile Obenga ⓘ
influenced Afrocentric art ⓘ
Afrocentric curriculum design ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism

Afrocentric education ⓘ
Afrocentric literary criticism ⓘ
Afrocentric psychology ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism

Afrocentric theology ⓘ
influencedBy Black Power movement ⓘ
Pan-African thought ⓘ
linked to: Pan-Africanism

anti-colonial movements ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ
decolonial theory ⓘ
isAssociatedWith African Studies ⓘ
linked to: African studies

African diaspora ⓘ
African-American Studies ⓘ
Black Studies ⓘ
Black nationalism ⓘ
Pan-Africanism ⓘ
cultural nationalism ⓘ
decolonization of knowledge ⓘ
identity politics ⓘ
multicultural education ⓘ
keyConcept African agency ⓘ
African cultural continuity ⓘ
African-centered worldview ⓘ
critique of Eurocentric narratives ⓘ
cultural reclamation ⓘ
diasporic unity ⓘ
historical revisionism ⓘ
reclamation of African history ⓘ
relatedTo African Renaissance ⓘ
Afrocentric school movement ⓘ
Afrocentricity ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism

Black Consciousness Movement ⓘ
Negritude ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan-Africanism → relatedConcept → Afrocentrism ⓘ
African diaspora → associatedWith → Afrocentrism ⓘ
Black is beautiful → relatedConcept → Afrocentrism ⓘ
A Tribe Called Quest → lyricalTheme → Afrocentricity ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah → connectedConcept → Ethiopianism ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Hail H.I.M. → inspiredBy → Ethiopianism ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism → influenced → Afrocentric curriculum design ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism → influenced → Afrocentric psychology ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism → relatedTo → Afrocentricity ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Black nationalism → influenced → Afrocentrism ⓘ
Consciencism → philosophicalTradition → African philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Kawaida Theory: An Introductory Outline → mainSubject → African-centered philosophy ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Makeda → hasTheme → Afrocentrism ⓘ
Molefi Kete Asante → notableWork → Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Molefi Kete Asante → movement → Afrocentrism ⓘ
Ama Mazama → hasAcademicApproach → Afrocentricity ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Chancellor Williams → fieldOfWork → Afrocentrism ⓘ
Chancellor Williams → movement → Afrocentrism ⓘ
Théophile Obenga → fieldOfWork → Afrocentric studies ⓘ
subject linked to: Theophile Obenga
linked to: Afrocentrism
Théophile Obenga → movement → Afrocentrism ⓘ
subject linked to: Theophile Obenga
Afrocentric cosmology → influencedBy → Afrocentricity ⓘ
linked to: Afrocentrism
Kom Kom → hasTheme → Afrocentrism ⓘ