Afrocentrism : fact or fabrication of the Afro-American experience / Earl Ofari.

Examination of several theories concerning Africans and Afro-Americans. Ofari discusses whether the Black population has contributed to any civilization, how the Egyptian contact and knowledge of Africa was limited, that Egypt was possibly occuped by caucasians, and the "Ice People" explanation of skin pigmentation. He goes on to discuss the pros and cons of Afrocentrism, the whitening of history, and who the original Eyptians probably were. He argues that the Afro-American experience did not begin with slavery. Finally, he discusses how the Afro-American experience has influenced and contributed to science, art, politics, etc. Afrocentrism must be taken in that context. Concludes with 45 minutes of listener call-ins about Afrocentrism.|AFROCENTRICSM : FACT OR FABRICATION OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE / Earl Ofari. - Examination of several theories concerning Africans and Afro-Americans. Ofari discusses whether the Black population has contributed to any civilization, how the Egyptian contact and knowledge of Africa was limited, that Egypt was possibly occuped by caucasians, and the "Ice People" explanation of skin pigmentation. He goes on to discuss the pros and cons of Afrocentrism, the whitening of history, and who the original Eyptians probably were. He argues that the Afro-American experience did not begin with slavery. Finally, he discusses how the Afro-American experience has influenced and contributed to science, art, politics, etc. Afrocentrism must be taken in that context. Concludes with 45 minutes of listener call-ins about Afrocentrism. - RECORDED: KPFK, 3 Apr. 1992.