Describe the emergence of Afrocentricity
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
Answer:
1. Explain that in the 1980s and 1990s, a philosophy of culture referred to as Afrocentricity captured wide attention.
2. Note that Temple University professor Molefi Kete Asante argued that an African-centered perspective was needed to move African Americans to the center of their own history.
3. Point out that many black educators embraced Afrocentricity.
4. Note that Afrocentrists rejected the idea of America as a melting pot.
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