Afrocentric
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of Afrocentric
First recorded in 1985–90
Example Sentences
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Back in the 1990s, her mother, Desiree Sanders, began running Chicago’s Afrocentric Bookstore, which provided access to a broad range of books by Black authors.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
It is an Afrocentric and nationalist agenda, including plans to renegotiate the country's mining and energy contracts.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
In 1974, he founded the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble as a quartet blurring the edges of traditional jazz, Afrocentric rhythms and cosmic expanse.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024
Lesser known Afrocentric museums and exhibits exist in nearly every region of the country.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023
There were volumes of Afrocentric history like the ones that are sold on the sidewalk in downtown Brooklyn, social science primers, and an academic survey of perceptions of race over the years.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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