Afrocentric
Centering African heritage
Afrocentric describes a perspective that centers African culture, history, and contributions, particularly in education and scholarship.
The term emerged from efforts to counter Eurocentric narratives that marginalized or ignored African achievements: an Afrocentric curriculum, Afrocentric interpretations of ancient Egypt.
Critics sometimes use it dismissively to suggest bias or historical revisionism.
Ghanaian ceremonial woven cloth
- dashikiOrnate West African pullover
- djembeHand-struck goblet drum
- griotAfrican oral tradition keeper
- ankhLooped Egyptian vitality symbol
afrobeat · highlife · juju · braids · cornrows · headwrap · cowrie · shea butter
Interconnected humanity, or its namesake OS
- negritudeBlack cultural consciousness
- communalismGroup-centered social organization
- black consciousnessPolitical awareness of African identity
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
- dignityInnate personal worth
- reclamationRecovery of something lost
affirmation · representation · visibility · natural hair · melanin · consciousness · awakening · centering
Continental and diaspora solidarity ideology
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- African-AmericanU.S. ethnic identity category
- Afro-CaribbeanOf African-descended islanders
Afro-Brazilian · Afro-Latino · Creole · Gullah · maroon · returnees · Liberia · Sierra Leone
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
traditions · customs · folklore · elders · kinship · clans · civilizations · kingdoms
kente
Ghanaian ceremonial woven cloth
ankh · afrobeat · highlife · juju · braids · cornrows · headwrap · cowrie · shea butter · jollof
Ubuntu
Interconnected humanity, or its namesake OS
- negritudeBlack cultural consciousness
- communalismGroup-centered social organization
- black consciousnessPolitical awareness of African identity
decolonization · cosmology · collective memory · oral tradition
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- self-lovePrioritizing your own worth
- dignityInnate personal worth
reclamation · affirmation · representation · visibility · natural hair · melanin · consciousness · awakening · centering · validation
Pan-Africanism
Continental and diaspora solidarity ideology
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- repatriationFormal return to homeland
- African-AmericanU.S. ethnic identity category
Afro-Caribbean · Afro-Brazilian · Afro-Latino · Creole · Gullah · maroon · returnees · Liberia · Sierra Leone · homeland
ancestry
Family line of descent
precolonial · traditions · customs · folklore · elders · kinship · clans · civilizations · kingdoms · Mali
- Afro- wordsAfro-Caribbean, Afro-Cuban, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Latino, Afro-Asian
Afrocentricuniversalist
Believer in absolute principles
cosmopolitan · multicultural · decentered · pluralist · globalist