Africentric

Africentric is a term categorizing a quality of thought and practice that is rooted in the cultural image and interest of African people.  It represents and reflects the life experiences, history and traditions of African people as the center of analysis. Africentricity is the intellectual and philosophical foundation upon which we create the political, scientific and moral criteria for living.  It is the core and fundamental quality of our being and becoming. Africentricity reaffirms the right of African people to shape the world in response to our energy and spirit.  In practice, it represents (1) the intellectual and philosophical foundations upon which African people create their own scientific criteria for authenticating African reality (i.e., the right to exist as a people) (2) Africans’ self conscious act of creating history and shaping the world in response to our own interests and images, (3) the utilization of the African experience as the core paradigm for higher level human functioning and liberty; and (4) our ongoing quest for an indigenous African centered historical and cultural anchor.

                                    Reflections from:  Dr. Moriba Kelsey
                                                                   Dr. Wade W. Nobles
                                                                   Dr. Asa G. Hilliard, III
                                                                   Jerry Saunders

Assembled by Jerry Saunders on 10/11/2002