Quote of the day
The United States form a young republic, a confederacy which ought ever to be cemented by a union of interests and affection, under the influence of those principles which obtained their independence.
Molefi Kete Asante

Born: August 14, 1942 (age 82)
Bio: Molefi Kete Asante is an African-American professor. He is a leading figure in the fields of African-American studies, African studies and communication studies.
Known for:
- Afrocentricity, the theory of social change (1980)
- The Afrocentric Idea (1987)
- An Afrocentric Manifesto (2007)
- 100 Greatest African Americans (2002)