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Molefi Kete Asante

Molefi Kete Asante
Born
Arthur Lee Smith Jr.

(1942-08-14) August 14, 1942 (age 82)
Occupation(s)Professor
Author
SpouseAna Yenenga
Websitedrmolefiasante.squarespace.com

Molefi Kete Asante (/əˈsænt/ ə-SAN-tay; born Arthur Lee Smith Jr.; August 14, 1942) is an American philosopher who is a leading figure in the fields of African-American studies, African studies, and communication studies.[1] He is currently a professor in the Department of Africology at Temple University,[2][3] where he founded the PhD program in African-American Studies. He is president of the Molefi Kete Asante Institute for Afrocentric Studies.[4][5][6]

Asante advocates for Afrocentricity[7][8] He is the author of more than 66 books and the founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies.[9][10] He is the father of author and filmmaker M. K. Asante.[4]

  1. ^ Gerald G. Jackson (February 2005). We're Not Going to Take It Anymore. Beckham Publications Group, Inc. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-931761-84-3. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "Molefi Kete Asante, Professor, Department of Africology". Temple University faculty page. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012.
  3. ^ Jon Spayde (1995). "Utne Visionaries: People Who Could Change Your Life". Utne Reader.
  4. ^ a b Official site Biography http://www.asante.net/biography/ December 17, 2012
  5. ^ Maulana Karenga, "Molefi Kete Asante and the Afrocentric Initiative: Mapping His Intellectual Impact", Los Angeles Sentinel, September 20, 2007, p. A7.
  6. ^ Maulana Karenga, "Institutionalizing the Afrocentric Initiative: Securing a Centered Way Forward," Los Angeles Sentinel, March 22, 2012, p. A7.
  7. ^ Ronald L. Jackson and Sonja Brown Givens, Black Pioneers in Communication Research, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2007.
  8. ^ Dhyana Ziegler, ed. Molefi Kete Asante: In Praise and Criticism. Nashville, TN: Winston Derek, 1995.
  9. ^ Molefi Kete Asante at Sage Publications.
  10. ^ Ama Mazama (ed.), Essays in Honor of an Intellectual Warrior, Molefi Kete Asante. Paris, France: Editions Menaibuc, 2008.

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