Cause: Rejection of inferiority, Effect: Celebration of Black culture, Afrocentricity, development of African American Studies.

Cause: Pressure to conform to white beauty standards, Effect: Natural hair revolution, embracing African-inspired fashion.

Cause: Desire to center African perspectives, Effect: Development of African American Studies programs, inclusion of diverse perspectives.

Afrocentricity: Centers Africa in history, challenges Eurocentrism. Eurocentrism: Emphasizes European culture, marginalizes other perspectives.

Movement rejecting Black inferiority, embracing Black beauty, culture, and heritage.

Approach placing Africa and African achievements at the center of history and culture.

A worldview that emphasizes European culture and values, often marginalizing other perspectives.

Visual symbols from Ghana that represent concepts or aphorisms.

The process by which a person or a group's language and/or culture come to resemble those of another group.

The dispersion of any people from their original homeland.

The identity of a group or culture, or of an individual as far as one is influenced by one's belonging to a group or culture.

The idea of replacing one form of cultural supremacy (Eurocentrism) with another, rather than promoting equality.

The reinterpretation of historical events or narratives, potentially distorting or misrepresenting the past.

A holiday celebrating African American heritage, based on African harvest festivals, established in 1966.