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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural slogan
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political slogan ⓘ social movement slogan ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
affirm the worth of Black people
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challenge Eurocentric beauty standards ⓘ combat negative stereotypes about Black appearance ⓘ foster racial pride ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
African diaspora ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Black Arts Movement
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Black Power movement ⓘ Black Consciousness Movement ⓘ
surface form:
Black pride movement
|
| associatedWithRegion |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasCulturalImpact |
inspired later Black pride campaigns
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reshaped representations of Black people in media ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
Black beauty
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Black dignity ⓘ Black pride ⓘ anti-racism ⓘ cultural affirmation ⓘ racial self-acceptance ⓘ |
| influencedDomain |
advertising
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fashion ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ popular culture ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| opposesConcept |
colorism
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internalized racism ⓘ white beauty standards ⓘ |
| promotesConcept |
African features as beautiful
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Black cultural pride ⓘ natural Black hair ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Afrocentrism
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Black Power movement ⓘ
surface form:
Black Power
Black nationalism ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ natural hair movement ⓘ |
| sloganLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
music lyrics
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poetry ⓘ political speeches ⓘ protest signs ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Say It Loud – I'm Black and I'm Proud