1. Plural of negritude; the quality, state, or condition of being Black; Black identity, culture, and heritage, especially as a source of pride and self-affirmation.
Usage: Often capitalized when referring to the historical literary and philosophical movement; Primarily used in academic, cultural, and historical contexts
2. Plural of negritude; the Negritude movement, a mid-20th-century intellectual and artistic movement celebrating African and African diaspora culture and rejecting colonial racism.
Usage: Historical and literary context; Associated with writers such as Aimé Césaire and Léopold Senghor

Examples

• The poets of the Negritude movement sought to reclaim and celebrate African cultural heritage.
• Scholars have written extensively about the various negritudes expressed across the African diaspora.
• The concept of negritudes emphasizes pride in Black identity and resistance to colonial oppression.
• Different negritudes emerged in Francophone Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States.
• The literary works explored multiple negritudes and their role in decolonization.
• Negritudes became a powerful force in challenging Eurocentric perspectives in the mid-twentieth century.