Homework2

Asante's piece is about the image protrayed of African's and African American Culture and how most of these images are derived from the Eurocentric idea. Asante believes that Africans are viewed only in the diaspora and mere creations of Europe. As to say that the ideas and cultures are not their own but piggy-back off others and has been created for them. Asante also talks about Afrocentricity and how it goes back to human history to eliminate notion that African American Culture is not its own. When comparing Asante's piece to the works of Hooks, West and Hall, it is clear they all have contrasting beliefs to Asante's. To them, it is important to deminish earlier uncultivated views of African American Culture but to also rebuild them with more concrete and diverse approach making sure to include gender, race, and class because even though as Asante suggests, "all blacks are on the same boat," there are differences among each sector and shouldn't be generalized as a whole.