In 1995 a very important discussion between Kwame Ture and Molefi K. Asante took place at the University of Cincinnati. The two engaged in what remains an enormously relevant and necessary debate between Scientific Socialism, Afrocentricity and Pan-Africanism.
Many thanks to Dr. Kmt Shockley for having once organized this event and then getting a copy to us here at VoxUnion.
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Introductory Remarks
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Molefi K. Asante Opening Statement
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Responses to the question of Socialism and Eurocentricity
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Remaining Q&A (Women’s Oppression, Black Organization, Religion and Political Struggle)
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Scientific Socialism and Pan-Africanism exist as political positions that have very little to do with being African in nature. Political freedoms for African people is their primary aim, but they care very little about reinstituting African culture, which is the greatest victim of slavery, imperialism and racism. In those ways they are essentially white answers. I am sure Asante would not agree, but its true. There is no African liberation without culture, without Abosum/Orisa/Neteru, without the elder system etc. Afrocentricity, at least in its earliest manifestations, is Africa (and the African diaspora) greatest hope because it asks us to not only fight politically, but spiritually, culturally etc.