the consciousness in black people, esp. Africans, of their cultural heritage, together with an affirmation of the distinctive qualities and values of this heritage
See negritude in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or Ne·gri·tude(nēˈgrĭ-to͞odˌ, -tyo͞odˌ, nĕgˈrĭ-)
noun
An aesthetic and ideological concept affirming the independent nature, quality, and validity of Black culture.