Concept that reasserts black African cultural and esthetic values against European colonialism; most simply, black intuition is opposed to European logic. It has been current since the 1930s, when it was used originally among French-speaking African writers and intellectuals to emphasize their pride in their own culture. Its adherents have included Léopold Senghor and the Martinique poet, playwright, and politician Aimé Césaire (1913– ).
An ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms.