{"product_id":"afrocentricity-aaron-x-smith-9781942774389","title":"Afrocentricity: Generations of Theory in Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrocentricity: Generations of Theory in Practice\u003c\/em\u003e is a landmark scholarly volume that affirms Afrocentricity as a theoretical approach and as a lived, generational, and global commitment to centering African agency, knowledge systems, and liberation. Edited by Dr. Aaron X. Smith and featuring a powerful foreword by cultural theorist Dr. Christel N. Temple, this book charts the legacy, application, and future of Afrocentric thought across disciplines and borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRooted in the pioneering work of Dr. Molefi Kete Asante, this collection convenes the voices of major Afrocentric scholars across continents, each of whom demonstrates the enduring power of Afrocentricity as a framework for personal, pedagogical, political, and philosophical transformation. These research articles are both theory, operationalized frameworks, and testimonies of praxis. They reflect how Afrocentricity is applied in academic research embedded in Legal Studies, Africana Studies, Communication, Political Science and Business school programs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe international contributions from Dr. Simphiwe Sesanti of South Africa, whose work embodies Afrocentric journalism and African ethics; Dr. Abu Sayeed Noman who advances the Afrocentric paradigm through language and literature; and Dr. Ricardo Matheus Benedicto of Brazil, who offers a resounding afterword bridging Afrocentric practice with working-class Black communities in Latin America. This volume insists that Afrocentricity is a \u003cem\u003eworldwide project\u003c\/em\u003e of resistance and rehumanization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfrocentricity: Generations of Theory in Practice\u003c\/em\u003e stands as a critical expansion demonstrating how generations of scholars have taken up the torch of Afrocentricity to confront colonial legacies and reclaim African intellectual sovereignty, from theory, protest and policymaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifty years ago, Afrocentricity emerged rooted in agency. Today its relevance is rooted in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron X. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942774389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942774389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Universal Write Publications LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Aaron X. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47136749879551,"sku":"9781942774389","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_456cf9c0-5e94-40ae-9ff0-62c63db88f81.jpg?v=1755024228","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/afrocentricity-aaron-x-smith-9781942774389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}