Negritude

American  

[neg-ri-tood, -tyood, nee-gri-] / ˈnɛg rɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ˈni grɪ- /

noun

Older Use: Often Offensive.

1. (sometimes lowercase) the historical, cultural, and social heritage considered common to Black people collectively.

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negritude British  

/ ˈnɛɡ-, ˈniːɡrɪˌtjuːd /

noun

1. the fact of being a Negro

2. awareness and cultivation of the Negro heritage, values, and culture

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Sensitive Note

See Black ¹.

Etymology

Origin of Negritude

First recorded in 1945–50; from French négritude; Negro , -i- , -tude

Example Sentences

Fanon’s thinking syncretizes intellectual movements of the time — from Negritude to Existentialism, as well as thoughts on clinical psychology and colonialism — giving them voice in a dramatic style: soaring, sermon-like, poetic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2024

They formed the Negritude movement, a movement to celebrate African culture, heritage, and values.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2012

"Black is a burden bravely chanted," James Emanuel proclaims in a poem called "Negritude."

From Time Magazine Archive

Used in this way, the soul concept becomes a mystique, a glorification of Negritude in all its manifestations.

From Time Magazine Archive