ne·gri·tude or Ne·gri·tude 
(nēgrĭ-td′, -tyd′, nĕgrĭ-)
(nēgrĭ-td′, -tyd′, nĕgrĭ-)n.
An aesthetic and ideological concept affirming the independent nature, quality, and validity of black culture.
[French négritude, from nègre, black person, from Spanish negro; see NEGRO.]