blackhood

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From black +‎ -hood. In some senses perhaps from blend of black +‎ brotherhood. Compare Middle English blakhede (“blackness”), of equivalent formation.

Noun[edit]

blackhood (countable and uncountable, plural blackhoods)

  1. The state or condition of being black (all senses); blackness.
    • 1961, Charles J. Patterson, Letters Relating to Africa South of the Sahara:
      […] expression, I'm afraid I do not share the conviction held by very important people, like Aime Cesaire, quoted earlier by Charles, who suggest that there is a kind of brotherhood, call it negritude, call it a blackhood, call it blackness.
    • 2003, Zekeh S. Gbotokuma, A Pan-African Encyclopedia, volume 2, page 676:
      He also arranged a list of twelve secrets of life to help African Americans enjoy their blackhood and lead better lives.
    • 2019, Tryon P. Woods, Blackhood Against the Police Power:
      How does blackhood stand against today's leading critical discourse on race and sex that renders black people missing and murdered?
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