Africology, Afrocentricity, and What Remains to Be Done

by Molefi Kete Asante
The Black Scholar. July, 2020, Vol. 50 Issue 3, p48-57.

Abstract

The article discusses the difficulties in addressing racism in education. Topics mentioned include the initiative of the Civil Rights Movement to eliminate racism, the role of philosophy in the creation of epistemic crisis, the effect of conceptual liberation on the appreciation of Afrocentricity, and different approaches to achieve education liberation for African American communities.

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