Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism is a worldview or ideology that focuses on the black people and their contributions. More particularly, it often seeks to e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - History Of Afrocentrism
The beginnings of modern Afrocentric scholarship can be found in the work of African-American and Caribbean intellectuals early in the tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - History Of Afrocentrism
The beginnings of modern Afrocentric scholarship can be found in the work of African-American and Caribbean intellectuals early in the tw...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - The Debate Over Afrocentrism
Critics of Afrocentrism counter that much historical Afrocentric research simply lacks scientific merit and that it actually seeks to sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - The Debate Over Afrocentrism
Critics of Afrocentrism counter that much historical Afrocentric research simply lacks scientific merit and that it actually seeks to sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Appropriation: Encyclopedia - Cultural Appropriation
Cultural appropriation, also referred to as cultural theft by its detractors or as a subset of acculturation by others, is the adoption o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy
Black supremacy is the belief that blacks as a group are superior to members of other races. Black supremacy - Black supremacy versus Whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement
Rasta, or the Rastafari movement, is a religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former emperor of Ethiopia, as King of Kings...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African Diaspora: Encyclopedia - African Diaspora
The African diaspora or Afro Diaspora is the diaspora created by the movements and culture of Africans and their descendants throughout t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archie Shepp: Encyclopedia - Archie Shepp
Archie Shepp is an American jazz saxophonist. Shepp was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on May 24, 1937, but raised in Philadelphia, Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasoid: Encyclopedia - Caucasoid
Caucasoid is a racial classification usually used as part of a system also including Australoid, Mongoloid, Negroid, and sometimes others...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blaxploitation: Encyclopedia - Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is a portmanteau of the words “black” and “exploitation”. It is a film genre which emerged in the United States in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arrested Development Hip Hop Crew: Encyclopedia - Arrested Development Hip Hop Crew
Arrested Development is a progressive hip-hop group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt
Cleopatra VII Philopator (January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Melanin And Melanin Theory
Based on the single-origin hypothesis, black supremacists believe that, because human beings first evolved in Africa with darkly pigmente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eurocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Eurocentrism - Origins
Assumptions of European superiority arose during the period of European imperialism, which started slowly in the 16th century, accelerate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Melanin And Melanin Theory
Based on the single-origin hypothesis, black supremacists believe that, because human beings first evolved in Africa with darkly pigmente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eurocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Eurocentrism - Challenging Eurocentric Models
During the same period that European writers were claiming paradigmatic status for their own history, European scholars were also beginni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Appropriation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cultural Appropriation - Examples
A common sort of cultural appropriation is the adoption of the iconography of another culture. Obvious examples include tattoos of Hindu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eurocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Eurocentrism - Instances
Cartesian maps have been designed throughout known history to center the northwestern part of Europe (most notably Great Britain) in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Black Supremacy Versus White Supremacy
In its simplest form, black supremacy is the racist belief in the inherent superiority of the "black race." Unlike many white supremacist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Rastafari
The Rastafari movement was originally founded on principles that included a belief in the inherent wickedness of the white race and the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Nation Of Islam Through Malcolm X
In the 1930s, the Nation of Islam emerged, coming to prominence during the 1960s, when charismatic minister Malcolm X became a spokesman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Age Hip Hop: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Age Hip Hop - Socially Concious Rap
Afrocentrism was a common theme in popular golden age hip hop. The native tongues posse , which contained Queen Latifah, KRS-ONE, A Tribe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Black Supremacy Versus White Supremacy
In its simplest form, black supremacy is the racist belief in the inherent superiority of the "black race." Unlike many white supremacist...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Supremacy: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Supremacy - Nation Of Islam Through Malcolm X
In the 1930s, the Nation of Islam emerged, coming to prominence during the 1960s, when charismatic minister Malcolm X became a spokesman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - History Of The Rastafari Movement
Rastafari movement - Marcus Garvey. Rastas see Marcus Garvey as a prophet, even a second John the Baptist according to some. One of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - History Of The Rastafari Movement
Rastafari movement - Marcus Garvey. Rastas see Marcus Garvey as a prophet, even a second John the Baptist according to some. One of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Doctrines
Rastafari developed amongst very poor people, who felt society had nothing to offer them except more suffering. Rastas see themselves as ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soul-centered Psychology: Alternative Health Dictionary On Soul-centered Psychology
soul-centered psychology: Afrocentric mode of psychotherapy advanced by John Bolling, M.D. Its theory posits: (a) soul perception and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnocentrism - Ethnocentrism As Selfishness
In the latter quarter of the 20th century, various forms of ethnocentrism began to be decried, largely by other groups professing either ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Politics
Rastafari culture does not encourage mainstream political involvement. In fact, in the early stages of the movement most Rastas did not v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Language
Rastas believe that their original African languages were stolen from them when they were taken into captivity as part of the slave trade...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Ceremonies
There are two types of Rasta religious ceremonies. A reasoning is a simple event where the Rastas gather; smoke "ganja" (marijuana); and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Symbols
Rastafari movement - Dreadlocks. The wearing of dreadlocks is very closely associated with the movement, though not universal among (or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Music
Music has long played an integral role in Rastafari, and the connection between the movement and various kinds of music has become well k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rastafari Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Rastafari Movement - Rastafari Today
By the end of the 20th century, women had become more important in the functioning of the Rastafari movement. In the early years, menstru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mediterranean Race: Encyclopedia Ii - Mediterranean Race - Racial Theories
By the late nineteenth century, in Germany, Britain and the USA it was common for white supremacists to promote the merits of the blond, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lorraine Hansberry: Encyclopedia Ii - Lorraine Hansberry - Biography
Lorraine Vivian Hansberry was born in Chicago, the youngest child of Carl and Nannie Perry Hansberry. Her parents were politically active...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Caucasoid - Semantic Scope
The term Caucasoid is most used in discussions of human prehistory and in the forensic analysis of human remains. The suffix -oid indicat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - The Race Debate
There is often a debate between Egyptologists and Afrocentric historians as to what race Cleopatra belonged to. Egyptologists say that Cl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ras Kass: Encyclopedia Ii - Ras Kass - Biography
Born in 1972 in Watts California. Ras Kass released his debut album Soul On Ice in 1996 after building up considerable hype through the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasoid: Encyclopedia Ii - Caucasoid - Skeletal And Genetic Traits
Caucasoids present the lowest degree of projection of the alveolar bones which contain the teeth, a notable size prominence of the craniu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Controversy Over Race Of Ancient Egyptians: Encyclopedia Ii - Controversy Over Race Of Ancient Egyptians - Geographic Arguments
Opponents of Afrocentrism often argue that Egyptians belong among the Semitic peoples of the Middle East, pointing to the fact that Egypt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maya Angelou: Encyclopedia Ii - Maya Angelou - Background
Angelou was an unwed mother. To support her young son, Clyde Bailey "Guy" Johnson, born in San Francisco, she danced in night clubs, cond...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archie Shepp: Encyclopedia Ii - Archie Shepp - Life And Career
Shepp studied drama at Goddard College from 1955 to 1959, but after a lack of success in securing acting jobs after moving to New York, h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnocentrism - Usage
In political science and public relations, not only have academics used the concept to explain nationalism, but activists and politicians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Buster: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Buster - Early Life
Campbell was born into a working-class family in Kingston. The son of a rail driver, he grew up in one of the city's toughest neighbourho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Barbados: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Barbados - Jazz
Jazz is a genre of music from the United States which reached Barbados by the end of the 1920s. The first major performer from the island...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racialism - W. E. B. Dubois
W.E.B. DuBois argues that racialism is the philosophical belief that differences between the races exist, be it biological, social, psych...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ethnocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Ethnocentrism - Politicians Apply The Concept
In political science and public relations, not only have academics used the concept to explain nationalism, but activists and politicians...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racialism - W. E. B. Dubois
W.E.B. DuBois argues that racialism is the philosophical belief that differences between the races exist, be it biological, social, psych...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music Of Barbados: Encyclopedia Ii - Music Of Barbados - History
Though inhabited prior to the 16th century, little is known about Barbadian music prior to the arrival of the Portuguese in 1536 and then...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Age Hip Hop: Encyclopedia Ii - Golden Age Hip Hop - Socially Conscious Rap
Social consciousness was key to golden age hip-hop. While KRS-ONE discussed the rectification of violence and moral and ethical issues in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Boondocks Television Series: Encyclopedia Ii - The Boondocks Television Series - Overview
Like the comic strip, the television version of The Boondocks is a satirical situation comedy revolving around the lives of the Freeman f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Boondocks Television Series: Encyclopedia Ii - The Boondocks Television Series - Overview
Like the comic strip, the television version of The Boondocks is a satirical situation comedy revolving around the lives of the Freeman f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Buster: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Buster - Artistic And Producing Career
In 1960, Buster produced a record for the Folkes Brothers for the Wild Bells label, "Oh Carolina," under his nickname. It was an instant ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Rapping
The rapper has become the superstar of hip-hop music, to the point where hip-hop is often referred to as "rap music." A rapper's job is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Rhythmic Structure
Beats (though not necessarily raps) in hip hop are commonly in a 4/4 time signature. At its rhythmic core, hip hop swings: instead of a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hip Hop Music - The 1990s
In the 90s, gangsta rap became mainstream, beginning in about 1992, with the release of Dr. Dre's The Chronic. This album established a s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuwaubianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuwaubianism - Politics
York has been quoted by his "students" to be a Republican and so Nuwaubians are encouraged to vote Republican because it is their belief ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hip Hop Music - Origins
Main article: Roots of hip hop Hip hop was innovated in the early 1970s in New York City, by people like DJ Kool Herc. At neighborhood bl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Coast Hip Hop: Encyclopedia Ii - East Coast Hip Hop - Regional Difference
The stand-out point of east coast hip hop from other regional forms (in general) is the intricate and multi-threaded lyrics and delivery ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Musical Impact
Aside from hip hop's great popularity, the genre has had an impact on most varieties of popular music. There are performers that combine ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - History
Hip-hop music can be divided into three eras: Old school hip-hop: (Around 1970 - 1986): This era spanned from the beginning of hip-hop u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Coast Hip Hop: Encyclopedia Ii - East Coast Hip Hop - Golden Age Hip Hop 1986–1993
Old school hip-hop would often sample disco, soul, and funk tracks. In the case of the Sugarhill Gang, a live band was used for samples. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States - 1960s And 70s
Main article: Music of the United States (1960s and 70s) In the 1960s, music became heavily involved in the burgeoning youth counter cult...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuwaubianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuwaubianism - Introduction
Nuwaubu is a collection of religious teachings and cultural philosophy and a way of life that is multifarious and ever-changing. It has i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuwaubianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuwaubianism - Introduction
Nuwaubianism is a collection of religious teachings and cultural philosophy that is multifarious and ever-changing. It has influences and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Social Impact
Hip hop music is a part of hip hop, a cultural movement that includes the activities of breakdancing and graffiti art, as well as associa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - Cleopatra In Art Film Tv And Literature
Cleopatra's story has fascinated scores of writers and artists through the centuries. No doubt, much of her appeal lay in her legend as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - Early Life And Name
"Cleopatra" is Greek for "father's glory," and her full name, "Cleopatra Thea Philopator" means "the Goddess Cleopatra, the Beloved of He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - From Racial Theory To Racism
Before considering racism, it is an important methodological point to distinguish historically when the concepts of "race" and "racism" b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt: Encyclopedia Ii - Cleopatra Vii Of Egypt - Cleopatra In Art, Film, Tv, And Literature
Cleopatra's story has fascinated scores of writers and artists through the centuries. No doubt, much of her appeal lay in her legend as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Related Terminology
The terms racialism and racialist is sometimes used by those who think it is a different concept in which negativity or hatred is not pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nuwaubianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Nuwaubianism - Nuwaubian Influence On Musical Culture
Adam Heimlich, in the New York Press, noted the effect of Nuwaubian teachings on hip-hop: By the time hip hop started taking off, Dr. Yo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Hip-hop Beats
The rhythm-focused "beat" in a hip-hop song refers to the sound of the music without lyrics over it. Hip hop music - Rhythmic structure....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hip Hop Music - 1970s
Herc was one of the most popular DJs in early 1970s New York, and he quickly switched from using reggae records to funk, rock and, later,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Related Terminology
The terms racialism and racialist is sometimes used by those who think it is a different concept in which negativity or hatred is not pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Related Terminology
The terms racialism and racialist is sometimes used by those who think it is a different concept in which negativity or hatred is not pre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Coast Hip Hop: Encyclopedia Ii - East Coast Hip Hop - Old School Hip Hop 1970–1986
East Coast hip hop - 1970s. For more details on this topic, see Roots of hip hop. Hip hop music emerged from block parties thrown by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Dj'ing And Production
The instrumentation of hip-hop is descended from disco, funk, dub, and R&B. Disco and club DJs' use of mixing originated from the nee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Origins Of Racism
One view of the origins of racism emphasizes stereotypes, which psychologists generally believe are influenced by cultural factors. Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States - Popular Music
Main article: American popular music The first field of American music that could be viewed as popular, rather than classical or folk, wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Expressions
Racism may be expressed individually and consciously, through explicit thoughts, feelings, or acts, or socially and unconsciously, throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - History
Hip-hop music can be divided into three eras. The Old school hip-hop era, from 1970 to 1986, spanned from the beginning of hip-hop until ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Origins Of Racism
One view of the origins of racism emphasizes stereotypes, which psychologists generally believe are influenced by cultural factors. Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - History
Hip-hop music can be divided into three eras. The Old school hip-hop era, from 1970 to 1986, spanned from the beginning of hip-hop until ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black People: Encyclopedia Ii - Black People - Who Is Black?
Because it is a social classification label that cannot be objectively tested, much less replicated, there is no scientific way to identi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - East Coast Hip Hop: Encyclopedia Ii - East Coast Hip Hop - Modern Hip Hop 1993–present
East Coast hip hop - The Rise of the West Coast. Main article: West Coast hip hop Though East Coast hip hop was dominant throughout t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Racism: Encyclopedia Ii - Racism - Origins Of Racism
One view of the origins of racism emphasizes stereotypes, which psychologists generally believe are influenced by cultural factors. Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Characteristics
Hip hop is a cultural movement, of which music is a part (as are graffiti, statutory rape and breakdancing). The music is itself composed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hip Hop Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Hip Hop Music - Characteristics
Hip hop is a cultural movement, of which music is a part (as are graffiti and breakdancing). The music is itself composed of two parts, r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - A Different World-view
I am apt to suspect the Negroes...to be naturally inferior to the White. There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - A Different World-view
I am apt to suspect the Negroes...to be naturally inferior to the White. There never was a civilized nation of any other complexion than ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - Egypt And The Argument Of African Cultural Unity
Afrocentrists claim that early dynastic Egypt was a black civilization.[citation needed] Modern geopolitics generally place Egypt in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - Black-centered History And Africa
The relationship among racial, cultural and continental identities is one of the more difficult problems in Afrocentic thought. Despite t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - Egypt And The Argument Of African Cultural Unity
Afrocentrists claim that early dynastic Egypt was a black civilization.[citation needed] Modern geopolitics generally place Egypt in the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Afrocentrism: Encyclopedia Ii - Afrocentrism - Black-centered History And Africa
The relationship among racial, cultural and continental identities is one of the more difficult problems in Afrocentic thought. Despite t...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - A
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article