What is Blackness? An Extended Reflection

While the African continent and diaspora are full of various groups of Black/African people, people of African descent still share common struggles and interests.

by Adam Hudson

What does it mean to be “Black”? Who is an “African American” versus, say, a Jamaican or Nigerian? Is it still relevant to refer to people of African descent as “Black,” even if continental Africans don’t refer to themselves as such but, rather, by ethnic group and nationality? Is Pan-Africanism a relevant ideology for people of African de…