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Afrocentrism: Blacks
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Afrocentrism is not Black Supremacism. There are Black Supremacists who hold Afrocentric views, but they ... hold views that claim to elevate blacks above whites. That is not the aim of Afrocentrism.
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Afrocentrism is another form of authoritarianism. It tells black students: Believe "your leaders" because they are black! Since there's no evidence worthy of the name for these theses, "believe your black leaders" is all that's left.
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Afrocentrism is simply bullshit. Not only do they claim that the Egyptians were black (which they weren't) they ... 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.
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Afrocentrism attracted much debate and a range of scholars, including polarizing figures such as Leonard Jeffries. Among its detractors were Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. and Frank M. Snowden Jr., a Howard University classicist, both of whom wrote that the effort to highlight the roots of black culture often came at the expense of white European civilization. Both Schlesinger and Snowden died in February.
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Marable and some other responsible black educators may be underestimating the appeal of "vulgar" Afrocentrism. Barry Mehler, a white Ferris State professor who specializes in investigating white racism, only recently became aware of the melanist advocates and was shocked by the wide acceptance of their views. "They do not represent a majority of black opinion," he says, "but they represent a significant minority." In a society that has treated blacks as inferiors because of the color of their skin, it is hardly surprising that many of them now embrace melanist doctrine. But in doing so, they are indulging in what they have long decried: racism.
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The central claims of Afrocentrism were prominently set forth in a controversial book, Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, 2 vol. (1987–91), by white historian Martin Bernal. Since that time, Afrocentrism has encountered significant opposition from mainstream scholars who charge it with historical inaccuracy, scholarly ineptitude, and racism.
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