Indeed, it is to honor the names in those myths and stories higher than your own stories, it is to love the language, the places in their stories above your own. Quite simply, it is imperialism, not by force of arms, but by force of religion which sometimes comes armed. The Arab conquest had opend the floodgates wider and Arabs poured in. Colonization and Islamization progressed. It almost goes without saying these days.
Africentric people know better than to be affiliated with european culture or religion.
Most people don't realize that for over 1,000 years Europeans have been trying to subjugate Africans. Whether it be with war or religion, they have been fighting to tie our minds and confuse us politically and spiritually. Now, I know this is a generalization. But we know that it general, this is the essence of things. Most of us picked that up by studying history.