Afrocentric Creed

“The Afrocentric Creed” is a document created by Molefi Kete Asante in 1994 as a part of a general project to infuse Afrocentric content into the public schools. “The Afrocentric Creed” has been adopted by scores of urban schools and become identified as one of the rituals of the Asante Afrocentric Curriculum Infusion model. Some elementary school students are asked by their principals to memorize “The Afrocentric Creed” at the beginning of the school year. The creed is then used subsequently by the teachers and principal as a way to discipline students. Students' behaviors are evaluated by examining the actions in the prism of “The Afrocentric Creed.”