Afrocentric perspective

Afrocentric perspective

Afrocentric perspective is culturally constituted social work that affirms and integrates the fundamental cultural values, interceptions, and life experiences that involve people having African descent. It focusses on studying the history of the people with the past and recent African descent and brings out the global attitudes about the African American people and the challenges they face in their daily life. In the first quarter of the 20th Century, African Americans suffered terrible racial discrimination, and most of them were subjected to forced labor, accessed limited national resources. In contrast, others faced physical and psychological torture. Afrocentrism tend to fight against the vices of racial discrimination and advocate for equal treatment for all races across the globe. Black Americans dream of a better world without the whites.

Africans migrated to the United States as slaves, and their role was to provide cheap labor for the indigenous white American’s plantations. They worked under harsh conditions, and this led to the creation and formation of the human rights organizations that advocated for equal rights of all Americans regardless of their race or place of origin. The first quarter of the 20th century saw a majority of black Africans living in rural areas and the highest percentage working in farms to cater for their daily expenses. Only a few educated black people lived in urban areas. They were employed in the same firms as the white Americans but received little wages as compared to them for similar work done, and this brought about the call to fight for equality at the workplace. Afrocentrism advocated for equal job opportunities for all Americans, which led to a lot of black Americans being employed and paid better and improved salaries by their employers.

Black African Americans were able to maintain their culture, and that identified them with other races. They had separate entertainment areas from those of the white Americans but mingled with them at work and on the streets. Through Afrocentrism, Africans Americans were able to get chances to join the forces that were involved in the First World War, and this led to their recognition. Black Americans increased in numbers and occupied every State of the United States of America. This was a result of radical transformation in the political sphere and acquisition of citizenship, which motivated their existence. Besides, they were freed from slavery, and they could own property which led to a peaceful co-existence between the blacks and the whites Americans. However, black males were a bit violent, and they involved themselves in criminal gangs therefore strict punishments were set to counter their illegal activities.

Afro-centric perspective challenged white supremacy in the United States, and this received adverse tension amongst the Citizens. Before claiming for equal treatment, children belonging to black Americans could not access education, and they would stay at home. This made them weak, and they could not compete in the job market and therefore lived in adverse poverty. However, some people viewed afro centrism as racially motivated, and thus it received a lot of criticism from various individuals and groups around the world. African culture was widely spreading in the whole of the United States, and this scared the indigenous people who ended up acting in a hostile manner. Music was widely used by black Americans to communicate in the areas that they felt poorly treated. Through the Afro-centric perspective, black Americans appealed for equal recognition in all spheres of life including in politics, education, and employment opportunities