The theory of "Afrocentricity," which mandates that Africans be viewed as subjects rather than objects, is the central topic of this cross-disciplinary work, which examines how this philosophy, ethos, and world view gives Africans a better understanding of how to interpret issues affecting their communities. There include talks on Washingtonianism, Garveyism, Du Bois, Malcolm X, race and identity, Marxism, and…
"[Exposes] the role Eurocentric history-writing plays in rationalizing European oppression of Afrikan peoples and in the falsification of Afrikan consciousness ... [and contends] that the alleged mental and behavioral maladaptiveness of oppressed Afrikan peoples is a political-economic necessity for the maintenance of White domination and imperialism." —From the back cover.
