Афроцентризм және тарихтың қайта жазылуы: Йосеф Бен Йоханнан өмірі мен еңбектері

American historian and writer

Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben Jochannan ('/b//ɛ//n// /'/j//oʊ//k//ən//ən/; December 31, 1918 – March 19, 2015), referred to as "Dr. Ben", was an American writer and historian. He was considered to be one of the more prominent Afrocentric scholars by some Black Nationalists, while most mainstream scholars, such as Mary Lefkowitz, dismissed him because of the basic historical inaccuracies in his work, as well as disputes about the authenticity of his educational degrees and academic credentials.

Ben Jochannan has been accused of distorting history and promoting Black supremacy. In February 1993, Wellesley College European classics professor Mary Lefkowitz publicly confronted Ben Jochannan about his teachings. Ben Jochannan taught that Aristotle visited the Library of Alexandria. During the question and answer session following the lecture, Lefkowitz asked Ben Jochannan, "How would that have been possible, when the library was not built until after his death?" Ben Jochannan replied that the dates were uncertain. Lefkowitz writes that Ben Jochannan proceeded to tell those present that "they could and should believe what only Black instructors told them" and "that although they might think that Jews were all 'hook nosed and sallow faced,' there were other Jews who looked Black like himself."

In his lecture "Why do you Believe in God" Ben Jochanan explicitly stated his disbelief in God. He declared Judeo Christian Islamic figures and stories (like Adam and Eve) were based on African and Asian mythology. On the subject of Churches, he argued: "The churches can’t help the people when the chips are down because their interest is with the power structure." Ben Jochanan also stated: "I say the Black man has called upon Jesus Christ for so many years here in America, and now he starts calling on Mohammed and there are many who are calling on Moses, and at no time within this period has the Black man's situation changed, nor has the Black man any freedom. It is obvious that someone didn't hear his call or isn't interested in that call—either Jesus, Moses, or Mohammed."

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