| The growing emphasis on Afrocentrism in weddings is not just a desire to connect with and continue tradition in the wedding ceremony. |
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| The terms Afrocentrism, Afrocology, and Afrocentricity were coined in the 1980s by the African American scholar and activist Molefi Asante. |
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| Afrocentrism has been part of the African American intellectual history for more than forty years. |
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| Mr. Rocks then called attention to his T-shirt, half of which was covered in a colorful, African-inspired print that recalled hip-hop's late '80s flirtations with Afrocentrism. |
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| In addition to emphasizing the past, Afrocentrism encourages the preservation and elevation of contemporary African American culture as manifested in language, cuisine, music, dance, and clothing. |
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| Both the name and the celebration were devised in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, a professor of Africana studies at California State University in Long Beach and an important figure in Afrocentrism. |
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| Afrocentrism gained significant legitimacy in the United States from the 1960s as a result of the civil rights movement, the multicultural movement, and the immigration of large numbers of nonwhites. |
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| Not only is Afrocentrism spawning grotesque maleducation, multiculturalism is exacerbating racial hostilities, undoing earlier racial progress. |
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