Asante explains why attempts to understand Afrocentricity have been fraught with difficulty while at the same time exploring how African people throughout the world must use their own ideology to advance.

In this small book, Molefi Kete Asante presents a strong and convincing argument for the promotion of Afrocentricity as a transforming philosophy for African people. This booklet represents the sharpest presentation of Asante's theory that has been the basis for educational reform, organizational development, architectural designs, and ordinary African orientations to ethics and values. Asante's vision is powerful.