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February 4, 2000 Founder of Afrocentricity theory is keynote speakerWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Molefi Kente Asante, founder of the theory of Afrocentricity, will deliver the Black History Month Keynote Address at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 10, in Fowler Hall at Purdue University. Asante's free talk, "Heritage and Horizons: The African Legacy and Challenges of the 21st Century," is part of the Black Cultural Center's Spring 2000 Cultural Arts Series. Asante is a professor and chairman of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University, one of the top centers in the world for graduate training in African-American studies. It was there that Asante created the first doctorate program in African-American studies in 1984. He has published more scholarly books than any contemporary African author and was recently recognized as one of the 10 mostly widely cited African-Americans. One of 16 children, Asante was born in Valdosta, Ga. He received his doctorate at the age of 26 from UCLA, where he was the founding editor of the "Journal of Black Studies" and president of that university's Student NonViolent Coordinating Committee during the volatile 1960s. Asante is the author or editor of 38 books including: "African American Intellectual Heritage," "Classical Africa," "African American History: A Journey of Liberation," Malcolm X as Cultural Hero" and "Love Dance." He has written more than 200 articles for journals, and his books, "Afrocentricity: The Afrocentric Idea" and "Kemet, Afrocentricity and Knowledge" are key works in the field of Afrocentricity. He appears regularly on TV talk shows including: "Nightline," "Nighttalk," "BET," "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," "The Today Show," "Tony Brown's Journal," and "Night Watch." CONTACT: Renee Thomas, BCC director, (765) 494-3091, rathomas@hfs.purdue.edu
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