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Oshodi, John Egbeazien – Journal of Black Studies, 1999
Studied African-centered values and attitudes related to achievement motives for 107 African and African American college students. Also studied the use of a sentence completion test to measure achievement motives. The sentence completion measure did identify concerns, beliefs, values, and orientations of the subjects, which were in accord with…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Afrocentrism, Black Students, College Students

Bekerie, Ayele – Journal of Black Studies, 1994
Explains and defends the theory and practice of Afrocentrism. The Ethiopic Writing System is examined within the context of Afrocentric theory. The author presents Afrocentrism as a theory that seeks to promote and implement human freedom for all. (GLR)
Descriptors: African History, Afrocentrism, Blacks, Criticism

Winters, Clyde Ahmad – Journal of Black Studies, 1994
States that the Afrocentric method is based on fact, not fiction, and addresses criticisms leveled at Afrocentric theory. It examines the sources of Afrocentrism, discusses the presence of blacks and the black influence in Greece, and argues that the ancient Egyptians were black. (GLR)
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Ancient History, Blacks, Criticism

Hoskins, Linus A. – Journal of Black Studies, 1992
Analyzes the struggle between Eurocentrism and Afrocentrism from an Afrocentric geopolitical perspective. Africans, with Afrocentrism as an intellectual class action suit, are determined to rescue their minds from the suzerainty of Eurocentric miseducation. Afrocentrism represents the most potent challenge to the European power structure of the…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Studies, Afrocentrism, Black Culture