negritude
noun
ne·gri·tude
ˈne-grə-ˌtüd 
ˈnē-
ˈnē-
-ˌtyüd
1
: a consciousness of and pride in the cultural and physical aspects of African heritage
2
: the state or condition of being a Black person
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Yet part of what separates Calderón from his Afro-Latine contemporaries, like Ivy Queen, Don Omar, and Zion y Lennox, was the unwavering ambition behind centering his negritude.
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Marjua Estevez, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2022
Changing negritude to dragitude, Beyoncé reifies racial stereotypes.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Aug. 2022
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“Negritude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/negritude. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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negritude
noun
ne·gri·tude
ˈneg-rə-ˌt(y)üd
ˈnē-grə-
ˈnē-grə-
: awareness of and pride in the cultural aspects of the African heritage
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