Erasing Racism by Molefi Kete Asante

Prometheus Books

In this profound study of America's persistent racial divide, Molefi Kete Asante, a leading scholar of African American history and culture, discusses the festering issue of systemic racism in America. As Asante makes clear, America continues to be a nation of two peoples with very different histories and perspectives.

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Encyclopedia of Black Studies by Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama (editors)

Sage Publications

The Encyclopedia of Black Studies is the leading reference source for dynamic and innovative research on the Black Experience. The concept for the encyclopedia was developed from the successful Journal of Black Studies (SAGE) and contains a full analysis of the economic, political, sociological, historical, literary, and philosophical issues related to Americans of African descent.

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100 Greatest African Americans by Molefi Kete Asante

Prometheus Books

Since 1619, when Africans first came ashore in the swampy Chesapeake region of Virginia, there have been many individuals whose achievements and strength of character in the face of monumental hardships have called attention to the genius of the African American people.

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The Afrocentric Idea by Molefi Kete Asante

Temple University Press; Revised edition

This new edition of The Afrocentric Idea boldly confronts the contemporary challenges that have been launched against Molefi Kete Asante's philosophical, social, and cultural theory. By rendering a critique of some postmodern positions as well as the old structured Eurocentric orientations, this new edition contains lively engagements with views expressed by Mary Lefkowitz, Paul Gilroy, and Cornel West.

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Egypt VS. Greece by Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama (editors)

African American Images

Debating the development of civilization in Egypt and Greece, this collection of essays explores European misconceptions of African history. Featuring contributions from some of the top scholars in African American studies, this book analyzes the inconsistencies erupting from academic and Eurocentric reports on ancient culture.

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Culture and Customs of Egypt by Molefi Kete Asante

Greenwood Publishing Group

Modern Egypt blends African history and geography with Arab culture and religion. With its position at the crossroads of Africa, its status as a major Islamic nation, and continuing interest in its ancient monuments, Egypt makes for fascinating study.

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Kemet, Afrocentricity and Knowledge by Molefi Kete Asante

Africa World Press

Asante's book Kemet, Afrocentricity, and Knowledge continues his project of forging a new discipline out of the many strands of Black studies. Like his previous works, this is a profound statement of the Afrocentric perspective.

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African Intellectual Heritage by Molefi Kete Asante and Abu Abarry (editors)

Temple University Press

Organized by major themes—such as creation stories, and resistance to oppression—this collection gather works of imagination, politics and history, religion, and culture from many societies and across recorded time. This landmark book offers a major contribution to the African canon.

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The Painful Demise of Eurocentricism by Molefi Kete Asante

Africa World Press

Dr. Asante combines cultural studies, linguistics, historiography, Kemetology, and Africology in this brilliant response to the critics of Afrocentricity. He demonstrates that the principal problem with the critics of Afrocentrics is their disbelief in the agency of Africans--that is the ability of Africans to create society, community, culture and civilization.

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African Culture by Molefi Kete Asante and Kariamu Welsh (editors)

Africa World Press

Africa, according to the contributors to this anthology, is "one cultural river with numerous tributaries articulated by their specific responses to history and the environment." They concentrate on the similarities in behavior, perceptions, and technologies of African culture that tie those tributaries together.

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Afrocentricity by Molefi Kete Asante

Africa World Press

Discussed in this cross-disciplinary work is the theory of "Afrocentricity," which mandates that Africans be viewed as subjects rather than objects and is driven by the question Is it in the best interest of African people? This book looks at how this philosophy, ethos, and worldview gives Africans a better understanding of how to interpret issues affecting their communities.

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Handbook of Int'l and Intercultural Communication by Molefi Kete Asante

Sage Publications

This reference book will be a welcome addition to the libraries of business communication professionals interested in international or intercultural business communication. The editors should be congratulated on their achievement in coordinating the work of an outstanding group of leaders in the field.

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The African American Atlas by Molefi Kete Asante and Mark T. Matson

Macmillan Publishing

The Historical and Cultural Atlas of African Americans has beautiful, full-color graphics interspersed with explanatory text on myriad subjects that are organized chronologically. The authors introduce African-American history by interweaving information about the people and events that influenced our nation's development with maps, charts, reproductions, and photographs.

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Malcolm X as Cultural Hero & Afrocentric Essays by Molefi Kete Asante

Africa World Press

In twenty brilliant and illuminating chapters, Molefi Kete Asante explores major intellectual themes confronting African people. Engaging a wide range of issues, such as gender, African hunger, slavery in Mauritania, lack of historical consciousness, the contest over ancient Egypt, and Malcolm X as cultural hero, he sustains one overarching argument: Africans own deference to no one.

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Socio-Cultural Conflict Between African and Korean American by Molefi Kete Asante and Eungjun Min (editors)

University Press of America

Tragic relations between African Americans and Korean Americans began when the two cultures came together without having a sense of communion or a mutual understanding. This is the first book to base an integrated treatment of the relation between the two cultures.

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Thunder & Silence by Molefi Kete Asante and Dhyana Ziegler

Africa World Press

In this collection, Molefi Kete Asante and Dhyana Ziegler offer a critical appraisal of the history, problems and prospects of African media.

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Classical Africa by Molefi Kete Asante

Peoples Publishing Group

Long before the Greeks and Romans, six classical African civilizations flourished – Kemet, Nubia, Axum, Ghana, Mali, and Songhay. Drawing on oral as well as written histories, this important text describes the diverse cultures, languages, and societies of an Africa never before explored from this perspective.

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Scream of Blood: Desettlerism in Southern Africa by Molefi Kete Asante

Sungai Books

This book tells the story of the heroes of the liberation movements in the southern part of Africa - the African masses.  Asante takes aim at not only the dehumanizing legacy of the racist policy of apartheid, but also what he calls "internalized inferiority" on the part of many African leaders.

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