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-'''Black is beautiful''' is a [[cultural movement]] that began in the [[United States of America]] in the 1960s by [[African American]]s. It later spread to much of the black world, most prominently in the writings of the [[Black Consciousness Movement]] of [[Steve Biko]] in [[South Africa]].+'''Black is beautiful''' is a [[cultural movement]] that was started in the United States in the 1960s by [[African American]]s. It later spread beyond the United States, most prominently in the writings of the [[Black Consciousness Movement]] of [[Steve Biko]] in [[South Africa]]. Black is beautiful got its roots from the '' [[Négritude]]'' movement of the 1930s. Negritude argued for the importance of a Pan-African racial identity among people of African descent worldwide.
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 +It aims to dispel the racist notion that [[black people]]'s natural features such as skin color, facial features and hair are inherently [[Ugliness|ugly]]. [[John Rock (abolitionist)|John Rock]] was long thought to be the first person to coin the phrase "black is beautiful" — during a speech in 1858—but historical records indicate that he never actually used the specific phrase on that day. The movement also encouraged men and women to stop trying to eliminate African-identified traits by [[straightening their hair]] and attempting to [[Skin whitening|lighten or bleach their skin]]. Bill Allen, a freelance writer for advertising agencies, claimed he coined the phrase in the 1950s.
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 +This movement began in an effort to counteract the racist notion in [[American culture]] that features typical of Blacks were less attractive or desirable than those of Whites. Research indicates that the idea of blackness being ugly is highly damaging to the psyche of African Americans, manifesting itself as [[internalized racism]]. This idea made its way into black communities themselves and led to practices such as [[Paper Bag Party|paper bag parties]]: social events which discriminated against dark-skinned African-Americans by only admitting lighter-skinned individuals.
==See also== ==See also==
 +* [[Natural hair movement]]
* [[Afro]] * [[Afro]]
* [[Black pride]] * [[Black pride]]
* [[Black nationalism]] * [[Black nationalism]]
-* [[Blackness (African-American subculture)]]+* [[African American culture]]
* [[Cool (aesthetic)]] * [[Cool (aesthetic)]]
* [[Cornrows]] * [[Cornrows]]
* [[Dreadlocks]] * [[Dreadlocks]]
-* [[Jewcy]] 
* [[Natural hair]] * [[Natural hair]]
-* "[[Non Angli, sed Angeli]]"+*''[[Negro É Lindo]]''
* [[Racial transformation]] * [[Racial transformation]]
-* [[John Rock (Abolitionist)|John Rock]]+* [[John_Rock_(abolitionist)|John Rock]]
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Black is beautiful is a cultural movement that was started in the United States in the 1960s by African Americans. It later spread beyond the United States, most prominently in the writings of the Black Consciousness Movement of Steve Biko in South Africa. Black is beautiful got its roots from the Négritude movement of the 1930s. Negritude argued for the importance of a Pan-African racial identity among people of African descent worldwide.

It aims to dispel the racist notion that black people's natural features such as skin color, facial features and hair are inherently ugly. John Rock was long thought to be the first person to coin the phrase "black is beautiful" — during a speech in 1858—but historical records indicate that he never actually used the specific phrase on that day. The movement also encouraged men and women to stop trying to eliminate African-identified traits by straightening their hair and attempting to lighten or bleach their skin. Bill Allen, a freelance writer for advertising agencies, claimed he coined the phrase in the 1950s.

This movement began in an effort to counteract the racist notion in American culture that features typical of Blacks were less attractive or desirable than those of Whites. Research indicates that the idea of blackness being ugly is highly damaging to the psyche of African Americans, manifesting itself as internalized racism. This idea made its way into black communities themselves and led to practices such as paper bag parties: social events which discriminated against dark-skinned African-Americans by only admitting lighter-skinned individuals.

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