Author's Note: It is hard for me to define and speak about Afrocentrism to those who are new to it as a concept, without quoting entire pages off of professor Molefi Kete Asante’s 'Afrocentricity' as it is really the most accurately defined and fleshed-out exploration I have seen for looking at the world through an African-centric point of view. It is a short, but crucial book that should pass through the hands of many.

But to successfully input my own contribution on Dr Asante’s work, I must first find ways to interpret his information in my own words, so I will make effort to not repeat what’s already been said in my efforts to present Afrocentricity to my own readers and listeners.

 

 Afrocentricity is not just the existence of a person born geographically in Africa. It is not an option or opinion, but centre of a people’s truth.  It is also not a Black Lives Matter branch, though in many ways it incorporates the essence of what these movements are trying to do. The various complex sensitivities around this topic itself, makes it so that to stare it in the eye is a hard thing for many. We should still do it.

 

 Being an Afrocentric is, Dr Asante says, about the “active self-conscious advancement of the humanising motif in every sector of society”.  You don't have to be anti-anything, you can easily support other people and cultures too, therefore. The essential message is:

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We do not consent to unconscious living any longer; all constructed oppression will be stopped.