Afrocentrism

Originally posted by Joinville What the hell is a "biological African" here? What is not a biological African? Geographical Africans seem entirely unproblematic in the context. But "biological"?

What does it mean to be "biologically African" ?

"The various genetic studies usually suffer from what is called categorical thinking, specifically, racial thinking. Many investigators still think of "African" in a stereotyped, nonscientific (nonevolutionary) fashion, not acknowledging a range of genetic variants or traits as equally African. The definition of "African" that would be most appropriate should encompass variants that arose in Africa."

The Geographical Origins and Population Relationships of Early Ancient Egyptians
Professor S.O.Y. Keita
Department of Biological Anthropology
Oxford University

Professor A. J. Boyce
University Reader in Human Population
Oxford University

Originally posted by X-Ras Originally posted by hugoestr X-RAS has not read the article yet. Why don't we give him or her some time to do so? I read that article years ago and saw a critique of in Richard Poe's "Black Spark, White Fire" book, so I'm well familiar with it. Making straw attacks on Afrocentrism isn't going to change the fact that ancient Egyptian civilization was African and its people were indigenous, biological Africans.

So please share your thoughts the article. :)

Egypt was neither black or white, it was just Egypt. Every culture must be judged in it�s own right, not just lumped together in broad categories.