Afrocentric
adjective
centered on Africa or on African-derived cultures, as those of Brazil, Cuba, and Haiti.
Afrocentrism
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a word derived from
Afrocentric.
Example Sentences
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One of Mr Faye's heroes is the late Senegalese historian Cheikh Anta Diop - whose work is seen as a precursor to Afrocentrism.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024
Commissioned by Sonny Bono, of the musical pair Sonny and Cher, it reflects the psychedelic culture of the time and the spiritual symbolism of 1970s Afrocentrism, Leist explained.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2023
We shouldn’t get rid of Afrocentrism because a lot of great Black history has been discovered and come out of that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Maybe more than movies, it was music that opened the channels of American Afrocentrism, from jazz, soul and funk to early hip-hop.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2018
A Tribe Called Quest was famous for championing Afrocentrism and the everyday experiences of people of color.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2017
