Analysis Of Steve Biko's Black Conscious Movement

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The beauty of blackness is a question that may be hard to answer for some people and easier for others. The beauty of blackness goes beyond the physical characteristics of a person. Things that are incorporated into answering the question is black beautiful are traditions, values, and history. This question cannot be answered with a simple yes or no. The answer to this question may be different and have different perspectives. Blackness is frowned upon and shamed in the eyes of some people. In the eyes of others blackness is seen as an iconic way of living and sometimes blackness open up the roots of pain and hardships African Americans had to face back during times of slavery. African Americans were brought to the continent of North America …show more content…

Rock during a speech in 1858. It was then 100 years later; African Americans would begin a movement illustrating the words of John S. Rock (Black America Web, 2013). This movement would encourage men and women to embrace their blackness, which included women to stop straightening their hair and stopping to attempt to lighten their skin tones (Black America Web, 2013). This movement became one of the most prominent in the writings of Steve Biko’s book, “Black Conscious Movement”. This book helped to dispel the stigma of internalized racism and help people embrace their own identity of …show more content…

I say this because of the shift the African American culture has taken especially in the natural hair movement. Today you see more and more African American wearing their natural hair. There are fewer number of people processing/straightening their hair. The beauty of blackness is a topic that is going to receive different viewpoints and explanations. Viewpoints of this topic for various reason the ideas and concepts of the past will come into play when deciding if black is beautiful or not. One’s up brings and family traditions along with personal opinions will be key factors when trying to explain this question. In my opinion black is beautiful because “black” is a part of me. I am a darker skin African American woman who prefers darker skin over lighter skin. I also prefer kinky curl natural hair over processed or straightened hair. The way I live and the way I was raised are all ideas and concepts of what I know to be the meaning of “black”. I believe the slavery/segregation are the gateways and reasons as to why black is seen as beautiful. I say this because African American people never gave up the fight or stop fighting to what they wanted and what they believed which made them beautiful. I also say black is beautiful because from a personal perspective I seen many other races who try to “be/act black” by doing things such as dressing like black people, talking like

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