black woman
Female of African descent
A black woman is a woman of African descent.
The phrase functions as a straightforward demographic descriptor, though it carries cultural weight in discussions of identity, representation, and intersectionality—the overlapping experiences of being both Black and female: Black women voters were decisive in the election, As a black woman in tech, she faced unique challenges.
- sisterFemale sibling
- motherFemale parent
- colorismBias based on complexion
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- womanistBlack feminist framework
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