Afrocentrism

Afrocentrism is simply bullshit. Not only do they claim that the Egyptians were black (which they weren't) they also try to provide "proof" that the Olmecs, Mayans and other Mesoamericans were black which is such an insult to all the of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. So what if most of Africa didn't have huge monuments, empires, or ideas like Ancient Rome, Greece, China, etc? many other countries don't have the same and they dont go bitching about it.

If all of the Mesoamerican peoples were black, then the unique astrology/calender they developed would have already been discovered in Africa and other places of the world(proof Afrocentrism is pseudoscience) . But that's not the case and it is unique ONLY to the Americas, so stop trying to steal stuff that's not yours. You're obviously asking for more racism against you. T

Afrocentrism by lillixene January 10, 2008

Afrocentrism

A rather blinkered belief system formed by stroppy African Americans in an attempt to create a link to their African past and culture. This is a bit like people in the UK and Eire having a similar fondness for southern germany (the original celtic homeland)and therefore a bit silly.

Afrocentrism by bigmeuprudeboy September 30, 2003

Afrocentrism

A philosophical school which attempts to link African peoples togheter, especialy those in America with those in Africa. Sometimes, however, it makes claims which are not true. For example, they claim that Africa is the heart of human science and technology. However, much of human science and technology developed independently in different parts of the world, at different times. Sometimes they will make anti-semitic claims.

Afrocentrism by Disco Stu September 24, 2003

Afrocentrism

Once just a 1980s black American fad, now a New Age cult.

Afrocentrism might be one reason why both Ebonics and the wanksta mentality are now virulent.

Afrocentrism by AYB July 10, 2003

Critical Afrocentrism Theory

A theoretical synthesis combining Afrocentric perspectives with critical theory's tools for analyzing power, ideology, and oppression. Critical Afrocentrism Theory examines how Eurocentrism functions not just as bias but as power—how Western dominance in knowledge production serves Western dominance in politics and economics, how the marginalization of African perspectives maintains global hierarchies, how the recovery of African knowledge is itself a form of resistance. It uses the tools of critical theory (critique of ideology, analysis of power, attention to marginalization) while centering African experience and agency. Critical Afrocentrism Theory asks not just "what is true?" but "whose truth counts, and why?"—and insists that answers must include African voices.

Example: "Her analysis showed how colonial archives systematically distorted African history—not just accidentally biased, but structured to serve power. Critical Afrocentrism Theory: using critical tools to understand how knowledge serves domination, and how centering Africa challenges it."

Critical Afrocentrism Theory by Dumu The Void March 14, 2026

Decolonial Afrocentrism Theory

A theoretical synthesis that brings together Afrocentric perspectives, decolonial analysis, and critical theory to understand and challenge the specific forms of oppression facing African and African diaspora peoples. Decolonial Afrocentrism Theory centers Africa in the analysis of coloniality, examining how the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and ongoing neocolonialism have structured not just African history but the modern world system. It uses decolonial tools to analyze how Western dominance has shaped knowledge about Africa, and Afrocentric tools to recover suppressed perspectives. The synthesis is powerful: decolonial theory provides the framework for analyzing coloniality; Afrocentrism ensures that framework centers African experience; critical theory adds tools for understanding how power operates through ideology, economy, and culture.

Example: "Her work showed how colonial anthropology created 'Africa' as a category of lack—Decolonial Afrocentrism Theory, using multiple critical traditions to understand and challenge a specific history of oppression."

Decolonial Afrocentrism Theory by Dumu The Void March 14, 2026

Theory of Legit Afrocentrism

A framework arguing for the legitimacy of Afrocentric approaches in specific domains—particularly in history, cultural studies, and education—as necessary correctives to Eurocentric hegemony. Legit Afrocentrism holds that centering African perspectives is not bias but balance, not reverse racism but restitution, not anti-intellectualism but deeper scholarship. It acknowledges that all knowledge is situated, that European perspectives have dominated for too long, and that genuine understanding requires taking African perspectives seriously—not as the only truth, but as essential truth. Legit Afrocentrism is Afrocentrism as methodological intervention rather than ideological position—a way of seeing what has been hidden, not a way of hiding what has been seen.

Example: "Her course on African philosophy wasn't about claiming superiority—it was about showing that philosophy existed outside Europe. Theory of Legit Afrocentrism: not replacing one bias with another, but correcting a centuries-old imbalance."

Theory of Legit Afrocentrism by Dumu The Void March 14, 2026