Molefi Kete Asante
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Molefi Kete Asante is an American scholar and leading architect of Afrocentric theory, known for advancing Afrocentrism as a framework for understanding African and African diaspora experiences.
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| instanceOf |
Afrocentric theorist
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human ⓘ scholar ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in communication ⓘ |
| birthName | Arthur Lee Smith Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1942-08-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Oklahoma Christian College
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Pepperdine University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| fieldOfWork |
African American studies
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African studies ⓘ Afrocentricity ⓘ communication studies ⓘ |
| founded |
Department of African American Studies at Temple University
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Journal of Black Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | Africology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTaughtAt |
Purdue University
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State University of New York at Buffalo NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
more than 70 books
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numerous articles on Afrocentricity ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Africology as an academic discipline ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afrocentric theory
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advancing Afrocentrism ⓘ developing the concept of Afrocentricity ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Afrocentrism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Molefi Kete Asante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | centering African agency in historical and cultural analysis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Afrocentricity: The Theory of Social Change
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An Afrocentric Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kemet, Afrocentricity, and Knowledge NERFINISHED ⓘ The Afrocentric Idea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
editor
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professor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Valdosta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor in the Department of Africology and African American Studies at Temple University ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| spouse | Ana Yeboah Asante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution | formulation of Afrocentricity as a paradigm ⓘ |
| website | https://www.asante.net/ ⓘ |
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