Black is beautiful

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"Black is beautiful" is a cultural and political slogan affirming the inherent beauty, dignity, and worth of Black people, closely associated with the Black Arts Movement and broader Black pride movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural slogan
political slogan
social movement slogan
aimsTo affirm the worth of Black people
challenge Eurocentric beauty standards
combat negative stereotypes about Black appearance
foster racial pride
associatedWithCommunity Black Americans
surface form: African Americans

African diaspora
associatedWithEra 1960s
1970s
associatedWithMovement Black Arts Movement
Black Power movement
Black Consciousness Movement
surface form: Black pride movement
associatedWithRegion United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCulturalImpact inspired later Black pride campaigns
reshaped representations of Black people in media
hasMainTheme Black beauty
Black dignity
Black pride
anti-racism
cultural affirmation
racial self-acceptance
influencedDomain advertising
fashion
literature
music
popular culture
visual arts
opposesConcept colorism
internalized racism
white beauty standards
promotesConcept African features as beautiful
Black cultural pride
natural Black hair
relatedConcept Afrocentrism
Black Power movement
surface form: Black Power

Black nationalism
civil rights movement
natural hair movement
sloganLanguage English
usedInContext music lyrics
poetry
political speeches
protest signs
visual art

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Black Arts Movement movementSlogan Black is beautiful
James Brown notableWork Black is beautiful
this entity surface form: Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud