The chapters in this section will address some key issues, such as the assumed equivalence between blackness and Africanity, the relationship between blackness and racialization, and global and local implications of black diasporic identity. While 'black' has been used as a descriptor and qualifier of history (black history), literature (black literature), art (Black Arts movement), political movements (Black Power or Black Lives movements), colleges and universities (historically black colleges and universities), and studies (black studies), among the most popular designations, its meaning is not always uniform. Contributors in this section will historicize the often-shifting meaning of blackness and provide geographical context for its application. The nature and meaning of Global African identity will be consistently part of these discussions, particularly since Africanity and, indeed, African identity are also constructs located temporally in certain social movements and economic and intellectual imperatives.