Black is beautiful
| Year dem found am | 1960s  |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
Black is beautiful be a cultural movement wey na dem start insyd de United States insyd de 1960s by African Americans. E later spread beyond de United States, chaw prominently insyd de writings of de Black Consciousness Movement of Steve Biko insyd South Africa. Black is beautiful get ein roots from de Négritude movement of de 1930s. Negritude argue for de importance of a Pan-African racial identity among people of African descent worldwide.
De movement dey aim to dispel de racist notion wey black people dema natural features, such as skin color, facial features, den hair, be inherently ugly.[1] De movement sanso encourage men den women make dem stop dey try to eliminate African-identified traits by attempting to lighten anaa bleach dema skin.[2] Na dem long think John Rock to be de first person to coin de phrase "black is beautiful"—during a speech insyd 1858—buh historical records dey indicate dat he never actually use de specific phrase on dat day.[3] Bill Allen, a freelance writer for advertising agencies, claim he coin de phrase insyd de 1950s.[4]
De phrase “Black is beautiful” dey mean to uplift de emotional den psychological well-being of black people. E dey promote de Black culture den identity, wer de Black past be seen as an inspirational source of cultural pride. E dey affirm de beauty of Black people ein natural features, such as dema variety of skin colors, hair styles den textures, as well as physical characteristics.[5]
Dis movement begin insyd an effort to counteract de racist notion insyd American culture wey dey feature typical of Black people be less attractive anaa desirable dan those of White people. Research dey indicate say na de idea of blackness be ugly wey be highly damaging to de psyche of African Americans, wey dey manifest einself as internalized racism.[6] Na dis idea make ein way into black communities demaselves[7] wey lead to practices such as paper bag parties: social events wich discriminate against dark-skinned African Americans by dem only admit lighter-skinned individuals.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Some notes on the BLACK CULTURAL MOVEMENT". Archived from the original on Dec 20, 2007.
- ↑ "No Message". www.rastafarispeaks.com.
- ↑ The Journal of Negro History, Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Vol. 54, No. 4 (Oct. 1969). pp. 405–406.
- ↑ "KING OF THE AISLES". chicagotribune.com. 7 May 1989.
- ↑ "Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s". National Museum of African American History and Culture (in English). Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ "Key Issues in Postcolonial Feminism: A Western Perspective" by Chris Weedon, Cardiff University. gender forum no. 1: "In her novel The Bluest Eye (1970), Toni Morrison depicts the effects of the legacy of nineteenth-century racism for poor black people in the United States. The novel tells of how the daughter of a poor black family, Pecola Breedlove, internalizes white standards of beauty to the point where she goes mad. Her fervent wish for blue eyes comes to stand for her wish to escape the poor, unloving, racist environment in which she lives."
- ↑ Black is Beautiful" and the Color Preferences of Afro-American Youth", Claud Anderson, Rue L. Cromwell, The Journal of Negro Education, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Winter 1977), pp. 76–88. doi:10.2307/2966874.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Blasius, Marc and Shane Phelan, eds. We Are Everywhere: A Historical Sourcebook of Gay and Lesbian Politics. (Routledge, 1997). ISBN 0415908590.