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Noun. (The adjective is [[Africentric]].)

A term first used in the 1960s, referring to an African-American inspired ideology, which also took root other Eurocentric-dominated societies, including Southern Africa. It evolved, and is often still used, as a counter-ideology to the perceived domination by Western or European values in the region - also known as [[Eurocentrism]].

Proponents of [[Afrocentrism]] conceptualize an African heritage, often denying or minimizing Western or European cultural influences.

The concept gained academic stature in the 1980s and 1990s. See also for example such works as ''The Afrocentric Idea'' by Molefi Kete Asante, (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1998) and ''The Afrocentric Paradigm'' by Ama Mazama, (ed.). (Trenton: Africa World Press, , 2003.)

== Sources ==

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrocentrism

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/afrocentric

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language (2009 edition)

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	A term first used in the 1960s, referring to an African-American inspired ideology, which also took root other Eurocentric-dominated societies, including Southern Africa. It evolved, and is often still used, as a counter-ideology to the perceived domination by Western or European values in the region - also known as [[Eurocentrism]].		A term first used in the 1960s, referring to an African-American inspired ideology, which also took root other Eurocentric-dominated societies, including Southern Africa. It evolved, and is often still used, as a counter-ideology to the perceived domination by Western or European values in the region - also known as [[Eurocentrism]].