Why this word is great
AFROPHILIA — [Noun] A profound love of or strong affinity for Africa, its peoples, or its cultures. From the combining form Afro- (relating to Africa or African people) and the suffix -philia (from Greek philia, meaning "friendship, fondness, love"). Unlike Afrocentrism, which denotes a specific intellectual and cultural framework, or Philhellenism, which fixes its ardor upon a single, classical tradition, Afrophilia describes a more encompassing, often visceral, orientation of the heart. It is the syncopated ache in a Fela Kuti bassline, the diaspora child tasting a dish whose flavor is a key to a locked room, and the quiet awe felt before the expanse of the Serengeti at dusk—a testament that love for a continent begins not with an argument but with a sensation, a quiet repatriation of the spirit.