Molefi Kete Asante - Afrocentric Education

Katie Asante discusses the importance of Afrocentric education, highlighting the historical dislocation of African people and the need to re-center African narratives in education. She critiques the American educational system for its Eurocentric focus and emphasizes the significance of teaching African American children their own history and culture to foster a true multicultural education.

What is the primary focus of the speaker's field of interest?

• Asian studies

• Afrocentric education

• European history

• American politics

How long were African people enslaved in the United States?

• 451 years

• 246 years

• 100 years

• 50 years

What was a major consequence of the lack of debriefing after emancipation?

• Cultural renaissance

• Economic prosperity

• Political stability

• A degree of insanity

Why is the American educational system considered misaligned for African people?

• It focuses on Asian history

• It centers on European narratives

• It emphasizes African culture

• It is too modern

What is a common misconception about the origins of knowledge and culture?

• It was developed in America

• It originated in Asia

• It started with the Greeks

• It began in Africa

What is the goal of Afrocentric education according to the speaker?

• To ignore historical context

• To eliminate multicultural education

• To recenter African narratives

• To focus on European history

What does the speaker suggest is necessary for a true multicultural education?

• European-centric education

• American-centric education

• Afrocentric education

• Asian-centric education