Afrocentric

adjective

Af·​ro·​cen·​tric ˌa-frō-ˈsen-trik 

1

: centered on or derived from Africa or the Africans

2

: emphasizing or promoting emphasis on African culture and the contributions of Africans to the development of Western civilization

Afrocentricity

ˌa-frō-ˌsen-ˈtri-sə-tē 

noun

Afrocentrism

ˌa-frō-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm 

noun

Afrocentrist

ˌa-frō-ˈsen-trist 

noun or adjective

Examples of Afrocentric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the visionary figure, Bambaataa brought the sampling ethos to the music as well as an Afrocentric philosophy, a way of living unbounded by the earthly confines of whatever America had been or would become. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

Designed by Evan Kerry, the founder of Studio Anansi, this take on the canopy bed demonstrates perfectly his ability to conflate contemporary sensibilities with Afrocentric details. — Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 14 Jan. 2026

Appearing on many occasions in layered mixed jewelry, long locs accessorized with cowrie shells, or a shapely afro in her earlier life, Shakur represented an eclectic, personalized form of Afrocentric style. — Essence, 26 Sep. 2025

Most of the 2025 graduates started their junior high careers at the academy, which opened in 2018 as the country's sole all-boys public school using an Afrocentric curriculum, where educators are focused on community and loving one's own skin. — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

afro- + -centric

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Afrocentric

• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• eurocentric
• geocentric
• metacentric
• multicentric
• polycentric
• anthropocentric
• heliocentric
• centric
• concentric
• eccentric