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Dr. Asante is renowned as the greatest Afro-descendent Thinker Since Fanon. A continuator of the Diopian School, he is the leading theorist of afro-centricity and has written more than fifty first class, highly influential books. Following or alongside a long tenure as Chair of the Africology and African American Studies at Temple University, his most recent appointments, honours and awards include: Visiting Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, 2007-2010; Professor Extraordinarius, University of South Africa, Institute for African Renaissance, 2009-Present; Founding Editor, Journal of Black Studies, 1969-Present; Member, Coordinator of Diaspora Intellectuals, Pan African Scientific Council, African Union, 2004-2007; President, Molefi Kete Asante Institute, Philadelphia, 2011-Present; International Organizer, Afrocentricity International, 2011-2019; Thabo Mbeki Institute Leadership Council, UNISA, Board Member, 2012-Present; Presidential Citation for Outstanding Scholarship, NCA 2018; NCA Distinguished Scholar Award for Spectacular Writings, 2019; Philadelphia Tribune Christopher Perry and Carter Woodson History Maker Award, 2020; Association of African Universities, North American, Board Member, 2021-2022; Pan African Heritage Museum, Curatorial Board, Chair, 2019; Member, KMT, 2020-Present,Correspondence.