▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Rod ney ▁affair , ▁radical ▁groups ▁and ▁publications ▁such ▁as ▁Ab eng ▁began ▁to ▁emer ge , ▁and ▁the ▁opposition ▁People ' s ▁National ▁Party ▁gained ▁support . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁election , ▁the ▁J ama ica ▁Labour ▁Party ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁People ' s ▁National ▁Party , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Man ley , ▁who ▁had ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁Black ▁Power , ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁Black ▁is ▁beautiful ▁ ▁The ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁pride ▁in ▁the ▁African - American ▁race ▁was ▁often ▁summar ized ▁in ▁the ▁phrase ▁" Black ▁is ▁Beautiful ." ▁The ▁phrase ▁is ▁root ed ▁in ▁its ▁historical ▁context , ▁yet ▁the ▁relationship ▁to ▁it ▁has ▁changed ▁in ▁contemporary ▁times . ▁" I ▁don ' t ▁think ▁it ' s ▁' Black ▁is ▁beautiful ' ▁anymore . ▁It ' s ▁' I ▁am ▁beautiful ▁and ▁I ' m ▁black .' ▁It ' s ▁not ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁thing , ▁the ▁af ro , ▁power ▁sign … ▁That ▁phase ▁is ▁over ▁and ▁it ▁succeeded . ▁My ▁children ▁feel ▁better ▁about ▁themselves ▁and ▁they ▁know ▁that ▁they ' re ▁black ," ▁stated ▁a ▁respond ent ▁in ▁Bob ▁Bla un er ' s ▁longitud inal ▁or al ▁history ▁of ▁U . S . ▁race ▁relations ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁out ward ▁manifest ations ▁of ▁an ▁appreci ation ▁and ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁black ness ▁ab ound : ▁black ▁doll s , ▁natural ▁hair , ▁black ▁Sant as , ▁models