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Cultural movement started in the 1960s by African Americans
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
Black_is_beautiful
1971 album by Della Reese
Black Is Beautiful is an album by the American singer, Della Reese, released in January 1970 by Avco Embassy Records as her first album with the label
Black Is Beautiful (Della Reese album)
Black_Is_Beautiful_(Della_Reese_album)
German band
The BossHoss is a German band from Berlin, founded in 2004. They originally started with country and western style cover versions of famous pop, rock and
The_BossHoss
2012 studio album by Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland
Black Is Beautiful is a collaborative studio album by British musician Dean Blunt and Estonian musician Inga Copeland released on April 16th 2012 as their
Black Is Beautiful (Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland album)
Black_Is_Beautiful_(Dean_Blunt_and_Inga_Copeland_album)
Models were a part of a Black is Beautiful movement started by Kwame Brathwaite and Elombe Brath which centered on natural Black beauty. They attracted
Grandassa_Models
Positive term for overweight women
acronym BBBW stands for Big Beautiful Black Woman. Another variant is SSBBW, which stands for Supersized Big Beautiful Woman. There is no formal definition which
Big_Beautiful_Woman
American visual artist and photographer (1938–2023)
American photojournalist and activist known for popularizing the phrase "Black is Beautiful" and documenting life and culture in Harlem and Africa. Born Gilbert
Kwame_Brathwaite
1997 Italian film by Roberto Benigni
Life Is Beautiful (Italian: La vita è bella, pronounced [la ˈviːta ˌɛ bˈbɛlla]) is a 1997 Italian period comedy-drama film directed by and starring Roberto
Life_Is_Beautiful
she was a Grandassa model. They were both pioneers in Black Arts Movement and the Black is beautiful movement in the 1960s. Nomsa was one of the founding
Helene_Nomsa_Brath
Darkest color
Black is a color that results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without chroma, like white and grey
Black
Topics referred to by the same term
and Inga Copeland from the album Black Is Beautiful "Fifteen", a 1959 song by Harry Belafonte from the album Love Is a Gentle Thing "Fifteen", a 2004
15
Political slogan and ideology
think it's 'Black is beautiful' anymore. It's 'I am beautiful and I'm black.' It's not the symbolic thing, the afro, power sign ... That phase is over and
Black_power
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
African Americans or Black Americans, also formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group. As defined by the United States census
African_Americans
African-American prison and street gang
The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF, also known as the Black Gorilla Family, the Black Family, the Black Vanguard, and Jamaa) is a black power prison gang
Black_Guerrilla_Family
Estonian electronic musician and singer
Unrecognisable (LP) (2024) gg ep (EP) (2025) Monopoly of Mistakes (LP) (2026) Black Is Beautiful (LP) (Hyperdub, 2012) The Attitude Era (LP) (2012) "GEN F: Inga Copeland"
Lolina
African American new religious movement
Black Hebrew Israelites (also called Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrews, Black Israelites, and African Hebrew Israelites) are a new religious movement claiming
Black_Hebrew_Israelites
2020 studio album by Oliver Tree
Ugly Is Beautiful is the debut major-label studio album by American singer-songwriter Oliver Tree, following seven years of EP releases and an independent
Ugly_Is_Beautiful
American actress
Wiley is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Poussey Washington in the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black (2013–2019)
Samira_Wiley
British rapper and cannabis activist
released multiple mixtapes series during his career, most notably Black Is Beautiful and Outlaw. He gained mainstream attention whilst campaigning for
Black_the_Ripper
U.S. holiday, June 19
is also celebrated by the Mascogos, descendants of Black Seminoles who escaped from slavery in 1852 and settled in Coahuila, Mexico. The holiday is considered
Juneteenth
Schools once meant for African Americans
Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil
Historically black colleges and universities
Historically_black_colleges_and_universities
Variety of American English
Ebonics, is the variety of English natively spoken by most working-class and middle-class Black Americans. This variety is also spoken among some Black Canadians
African-American Vernacular English
African-American_Vernacular_English
First black student to attend Vassar College
required) Note: The offensive tenor of the headline ("Black, But Beautiful ... ") and vernacular of article is a noteworthy window into the bigotry of journalism
Anita_Florence_Hemmings
2005 film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
narration and style". Sunny Dua of The Telegraph said, "Black is beautiful, for it is real. What is unreal is the way multicoloured, multilateral mainstream Hindi
Black_(2005_film)
Belief in superiority of black people
Black supremacy is a racial supremacist belief which maintains that black people are inherently superior to people of other races. Black supremacy was
Black_supremacy
Book by Margaret Marshall Saunders
Beautiful Joe is an 1893 novel by Margaret Marshall Saunders which contributed to worldwide awareness of animal cruelty. The story is based on a dog of
Beautiful_Joe
Movement encouraging black people to embrace their African heritage and culture
theme of black pride. Black pride was represented in slogans such as "black is beautiful" which challenged white beauty standards. Prior to the black pride
Black_pride
1971 studio album by Jorge Ben
Negro É Lindo is the eighth album by Brazilian artist Jorge Ben, released in 1971. The title is a translation of the slogan "Black is beautiful" to Portuguese
Negro_É_Lindo
historically Black; they were demographically majority Black for as long as they existed.[clarification needed] Notes Mailing address is Huntsville. Mailing
List of historically black colleges and universities
List_of_historically_black_colleges_and_universities
Americans with both Indigenous American and Black identities
Trail of Tears in 1830 and later during the period of Indian Removal. Black ancestry is also common among some federally recognized tribes in the Northeast
Black Indians in the United States
Black_Indians_in_the_United_States
Caucus comprising most black members of the U.S. Congress
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is made up of Black members of the United States Congress. Although as of 2026[update] all members belong to the Democratic
Congressional_Black_Caucus
African-American names are an integral part of African-American tradition. While many Black Americans use names that are popular with wider American culture, several
African-American_names
Ethnic group in Japan
Black Japanese (黒人系日本人, Kokujinkei nihonjin) are Japanese residents or citizens who have ancestry from any of the Black racial groups of Africa. During
Black_Japanese
Flag using the Pan-African colours
flag (also known as the Afro-American flag, Black Liberation flag, UNIA flag, and various other names) is an ethnic flag representing Pan-Africanism,
Pan-African_flag
1960s to 1980s African-American social movement
The Black power movement or Black liberation movement emerged in the 1960s from the mainstream civil rights movement in the United States, reacting against
Black_power_movement
American philosopher, author, and W (born 1967)
written many articles in peer-reviewed journals. His book Black Is Beautiful: A Philosophy of Black Aesthetics (Blackwell, 2016) was the winner of the American
Paul_C._Taylor
Puerto Rico and the population in each city that is Black or African American. The data source for the list is the 2020 United States census. At the time of
List of U.S. cities with large Black populations
List_of_U.S._cities_with_large_Black_populations
American actress, director and producer (born 1971)
Lewis To Star In 'Women Like Us' Netflix Movie". "Tasha Smith : My Black Is Beautiful". BET. April 12, 2010. Archived from the original on September 24
Tasha_Smith
Annual African-American celebration
Karenga said his goal was to "give black people an alternative to the existing holiday of Christmas and give black people an opportunity to celebrate
Kwanzaa
Cultural and political movement developed by a francophone African elite
the Caribbean, and black is beautiful in the United States. Frantz Fanon often made reference to Négritude in his writing. Négritude is a constructed noun
Négritude
Adherence to racist beliefs and customs by subordinated groups
internalized racism is the "Black is beautiful" cultural movement in the US, which sought to "directly attack [the] ideology" that blackness was ugly. Scholarship
Internalized_racism
1903 essay collection by W. E. B. Du Bois
The Souls of Black Folk: Essays and Sketches is a 1903 work of American literature by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a seminal work in the history of sociology
The_Souls_of_Black_Folk
Black liberalism, also known as African-American liberalism, is a political and social philosophy within the United States' African-American community
Black_liberalism
Soviet-Canadian journalist and defector (1939–1993)
Other books by Bezmenov are: No Novosti Is Good News, World Thought Police, Black Is Beautiful, Communism Is Not. In 1984, the Washington Post reported
Yuri_Bezmenov
Ideology that seeks to develop a Black national identity
Black nationalism is a nationalist movement which seeks representation for Black people as a distinct national identity, especially in racialized, colonial
Black_nationalism
This is a list of black National Hockey League players. Players with at least one game of NHL experience: Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R
List_of_black_NHL_players
South African anti-apartheid activist (1946–1977)
popularizing the slogan "black is beautiful". In 1972, he was involved in founding the Black People's Convention (BPC) to promote Black Consciousness ideas
Steve_Biko
Foundational document for the Black Panther Party
The Ten-Point Program or The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense Ten-Point Platform and Program is a party platform written by Huey P. Newton and Bobby
Ten-Point Program (Black Panther Party)
Ten-Point_Program_(Black_Panther_Party)
Ethnic group
The Black Seminoles (Spanish: Semínolas Negros), or Afro-Seminoles (Afro-Seminolas), are an ethnic group of mixed Seminole and African origin. They are
Black_Seminoles
Co-founder of the Black Panther Party (born 1936)
October 22, 1936) is an African American revolutionary, political activist, and author. Seale co-founded the Marxist–Leninist and Black power political
Bobby_Seale
Academic field focusing on peoples of the African diaspora and Africa
Black studies, or Africana studies, is an interdisciplinary academic field that primarily focuses on the study of the history, culture, and politics of
Black_studies
1995 demonstration by African-American men in Washington, D.C.
in Washington to "convey to the world a vastly different picture of the Black male" and to unite in self-help and self-defense against economic and social
Million_Man_March
Theological perspective
Black theology, or black liberation theology, refers to a Christian theological perspective that originated among African-American churchmen and scholars
Black_theology
American abolitionist (1825–1866)
and abolitionist, historically associated with the concept that "black is beautiful", which was thought to have originated from a speech he made in 1858
John_Rock_(abolitionist)
American song
the Beautiful"". The Hollywood Reporter. February 7, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021. Polus, Sarah (July 15, 2021). "NFL says it will play Black national
Lift_Every_Voice_and_Sing
Annual celebration of Black history
Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month
Black_History_Month
Ethnic cuisine of Black Americans
Soul food is the cuisine of Black Americans. Originating in the American South from the cuisines of enslaved Africans transported from Africa through
Soul_food
African-American fraternity
of 1899), where he was the second Black person to graduate The fraternity does not have collegiate chapters and is designed to be a professional fraternity
Sigma_Pi_Phi
American Black nationalist organization
The New Black Panther Party (NBPP) is an American black nationalist organization founded in Dallas, Texas in 1989. Despite its name, the NBPP is not an
New_Black_Panther_Party
States Mexican American culture United States portal "Black is Beautiful: The Emergence of Black Culture and Identity in the 60s and 70s". National Museum
African-American_culture
American model, businesswoman, and author (1948–2009)
"appearance as the first black model on the cover of Ladies' Home Journal in November 1968 was a consummate moment of the Black is beautiful movement". She also
Naomi_Sims
Philosophical and political ideology
The Black radical tradition is a philosophical tradition and political ideology with roots in 20th century North America. It is a "collection of cultural
Black_radical_tradition
Book written by Cedric Robinson
Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical Tradition, first published in 1983, again in 2000 and a third edition in 2020, is a book written by the
Black_Marxism
United States ethnic group originating from Louisiana
literature, art, music, architecture, and cuisine that is seen in New Orleans. The first black poetry works in the United States, such as Les Cenelles
Creoles_of_color
Segregationist and discriminatory state and local laws passed after the Civil War
The Black Codes, also called the Black Laws, were racially segregationist and discriminatory U.S. state laws that limited the freedom of Black Americans
Black_Codes_(United_States)
the real enemy. Black troops were discouraged from taking pride in Black identity, with one troop ordered to remove a "Black is beautiful" poster from his
Military history of African Americans in the Vietnam War
Military_history_of_African_Americans_in_the_Vietnam_War
contributing to their sexualization. The Mammy archetype depicts a motherly black woman who is dedicated to her role working for a white family, a stereotype which
Stereotypes of African Americans
Stereotypes_of_African_Americans
Painting by Albert Eckhout
and then it appeared in the 2008 exhibition in Amsterdam called Black is beautiful: Rubens tot Dumas. Eckhout was one of six scientific artists invited
Black_Woman_with_Child
Movement for separate institutions
Black separatism is a race-based separatist political movement that seeks separate economic and cultural development for people of sub-Saharan African
Black_separatism
American underground, black nationalist militant organization
The Black Liberation Army (BLA) was an underground Marxist–Leninist, black nationalist militant organization that operated in the United States from 1970
Black_Liberation_Army
Black Canadians in Nova Scotia
Black Nova Scotians (also known as African Nova Scotians, Afro-Nova Scotians, and Africadians) are Black Canadians whose ancestors primarily date back
Black_Nova_Scotians
1967 book co-authored by Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture) and Charles V. Hamilton
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation is a 1967 book co-authored by Kwame Ture (then known as Stokely Carmichael) and political scientist Charles V.
Black Power: The Politics of Liberation
Black_Power:_The_Politics_of_Liberation
Social history in the southeastern US
The Black Belt in the American South is a geopolitical region comprising areas with both historical and current majority African American populations
Black Belt in the American South
Black_Belt_in_the_American_South
African American fraternity & sorority organization
and sororities, commonly called the Divine Nine, and also referred to as Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs). The NPHC was formed as a permanent organization
National_Pan-Hellenic_Council
Inhabitants of African descent in the Ozarks Mountain region
Black Ozarkers, who have also been called Ozark Mountain Blacks, are African Americans who are native to or residents of the once isolated Ozarks uplift
Black_Ozarkers
English sociolects spoken by black people in the US and Canada
delimiters. African-American English (AAE) is the group of English dialects spoken predominantly by Black people in the United States and, less often
African-American_English
American singer-songwriter
and educator. She is best known for her 2017 breakout single "My Black Is Beautiful", a song she wrote to address low self-esteem among young girls of
Lovely_Hoffman
Highly paid fashion model
That Black Is Beautiful". NPR. Retrieved 10 June 2026. Wilson, Julee; Post, The Huffington (4 February 2013). "Naomi Sims: 'Black Is Beautiful' Trailblazer"
Supermodel
Christian congregations in the U.S. that minister predominantly to African Americans
The Black church (sometimes termed Black Christianity or African American Christianity) is the faith and body of Christian denominations and congregations
Black_church
American painter (1938–2009)
Love is Good For You 1971: "Barnes organized a touring exhibition of 35 paintings with the purpose of defining how black is beautiful, giving the black community
Ernie_Barnes
American model and actress (1945–1979)
the "Black is Beautiful" movement, contributed to her relative exclusion from later narratives of Black fashion history. Nevertheless, Luna is now regarded
Donyale_Luna
Political party in United States
The Revolutionary Black Panther Party or RBPP is a Marxist-Leninist black nationalist organization in the United States. RBPP claims to continue the legacy
Revolutionary Black Panther Party
Revolutionary_Black_Panther_Party
their clients a space to feel pampered and beautiful in the context of their own community because, "Inside Black beauty shops, rituals of beautification
African-American_history
Action-adventure game
2008-02-03. Douglass C. Perry (2005-05-20). "E3 2005: Ninja Gaiden Black is Beautiful". IGN. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005. Retrieved 2008-05-11
Ninja Gaiden (2004 video game)
Ninja_Gaiden_(2004_video_game)
Racial group
(Persian: ایرانیان آفریقاییتبار) refers to Iranian people with significant black ancestry. Most Afro-Iranians are concentrated in the southern provinces
Afro-Iranians
American TV host and producer (1936–2012)
program that showed African Americans in a new light, creating a Black is Beautiful campaign. Prior to Soul Train, African Americans were only occasionally
Don_Cornelius
1966 epic poem by Okot p'Bitek
of African pride and she romanticizes all that is black. Lawino says "all that is black is beautiful." lo Liyong, Taban (1993). "On Translating the "Untranslated":
Song_of_Lawino
Artistic depiction of the Virgin Mary and Jesus
The terms Black Madonna and Black Virgin refer to statues or paintings in Western Christendom of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus, where both
Black_Madonna
Kinky hair types
of the earliest innovators of African American hair care products. Black is Beautiful Brown Paper Bag Test Colorism Discrimination based on hair texture
African-American_hair
17th-century painting
17th-century Flemish School" attribution given in the 2008 exhibition Black is beautiful: Rubens tot Dumas. Portrait of Dom Miguel de Castro, Emissary of Congo
Portrait of a Black Man with a Sword
Portrait_of_a_Black_Man_with_a_Sword
2020 American musical film and visual album by Beyoncé
Black Is King is a 2020 American musical film co-written, executive produced, and directed by Beyoncé. It is a visual companion to the 2019 album The Lion
Black_Is_King
Stock character who helps white protagonists
old-fashioned word "Negro" is used to imply that a "magical Black character" who devotes himself to selflessly helping whites is a throwback to racist stereotypes
Magical_Negro
Black American political currents in favor of social equality and egalitarianism
African Blood Brotherhood Black Liberation Army Black Panthers Black Radical Congress Black Socialists in America Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Detroit
African-American_leftism
1970 studio album by Oliver Nelson
Black, Brown and Beautiful is an album by American jazz composer/arranger Oliver Nelson featuring performances by a big band recorded in 1969 and first
Black,_Brown_and_Beautiful
Painting by Attributed to Abraham Janssens I
was given the Jan van den Hoeke attribution in the 2008 exhibition Black is beautiful: Rubens tot Dumas by prof. Elizabeth McGrath. The inscription reads
Sybil_Agrippina
Sexual subculture within the African-American community
DL, is an African-American slang term generally used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of black men who
Down-low_(sexual_slang)
Homogeneity Black is Beautiful Black is... Black Ain't Black leftism Black Liberators Black Like Me Black Like Me (film) The Black List (film series) Black Lives
Index of articles related to African Americans
Index_of_articles_related_to_African_Americans
Laws enforcing racial segregation in the U.S.
distinguished between "white", "black" and "colored" (that is, mixed creoles of color). The law had already specified that black people could not ride with
Jim_Crow_laws
Characteristic that provides pleasure or satisfaction
operates to the detriment of women of all races, and also black men. In the 1960s, the black is beautiful cultural movement sought to dispel the notion of a
Beauty
Black social media movement
Black Twitter is an internet community largely consisting of black X (formerly Twitter) users in the United States and other nations, focused on issues
Black_Twitter
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