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Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan
Ben-Jochannan lecturing in Brooklyn, c. 1990s
Ben-Jochannan lecturing in Brooklyn, c. 1990s
Born(1918-12-31)December 31, 1918
Claimed by Yosef Ben-Jochannan to be Gondar, Ethiopian Empire and by others to be Puerto Rico
DiedMarch 19, 2015(2015-03-19) (aged 96)
Bay Park Nursing Home, Bronx, New York City, U.S.
Pen nameDr. Ben
OccupationWriter, historian
SubjectEgyptology
Literary movementAfrocentrism
Notable worksBlack Man of the Nile and His Family
Notable awardsHonorary doctoral degree: Sojourner–Douglass College (Baltimore), Medgar Evers College (Brooklyn), Marymount College (Manhattan)

Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan (/ˈbɛn ˈjkənən/; December 31, 1918 – March 19, 2015), commonly referred to as "Dr. Ben", was an American writer and historian. He was considered to be one of the more prominent Afrocentric scholars by some Black Nationalists. Conversely, mainstream scholars, such as Mary Lefkowitz,[1] dismissed him citing historical inaccuracies in his work, and disputes about his academic credentials.[2]

  1. ^ History Lesson, pp. 67–69.
  2. ^ Gabriel Haslip-Viera, Taíno revival: critical perspectives on Puerto Rican identity and cultural politics, (Markus Wiener Publishers: 2001), p. 14.

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