UMOJA

UMOJA FUNCTIONS AS A CULTURAL STUDY, TASKED WITH CLARIFYING THE MEANING BEHIND THE TERM “BLACK” AS IT RELATES TO HUMAN IDENTITY. THE ANALYSIS EXAMINES THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE TERM’S LITERAL COLOR REFERENCE AND ITS BROADER SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT, DOCUMENTING HOW THIS IDENTITY IS CONSTRUCTED, EXPRESSED, AND UNDERSTOOD ACROSS VARIED HUMAN POPULATIONS. THIS INQUIRY SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK THAT DECONSTRUCTS THE AMBIGUITY SURROUNDING THE TERM AND ITS APPLICATION.