"Nigritic" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Nigrescence refers to the process of an individual forming a sense of black racial identity or experiencing a heightened sense of racial pride and awareness. The term was coined by psychologist William Cross, who developed the Nigrescence model, which describes the stages an individual may go through as they develop a stronger sense of black identity. The model posits that individuals may go through five stages: contact, pre-encounter, encounter, immersion-emersion, and internalization-commitment.