24. "My personal, non academic way of thinking about it is..." In response to In response to 21
Black is the space that fills the void of lacking "traditional culture" while also being a mixture of "traditional culture" and new cultural inventions.
Black is an umbrella concept that draws in from cultural roots and it's a modern invention so it's malleable. Like for example - Beyonce's Lion King mini movie video thing was Africa being seen through the black American perspective but then it also created something that was Black art.
Black is American culture and values based in and seen through the perspective of people who are the descendants of enslaved Africans.
So, where it gets kind of tricky is the idea that it's a culture and people based in the US but it seems to be relatable to non-US black people and it's grown and shifted to adapt to local cultures.
Then there is the whole idea of who counts as American culturally