A tree illustrates the colors of the rainbow. A seed planted in the red earth germinates and sends orange roots down and a shoot upward to symbolize sanctification, separation from the earth and consecration toward heaven. The trunk of the tree is yellow inside the outer bark. The yellow symbolizes life.
Definition of WOMANISM. : a form of feminism focused especially on the conditions and concerns of black women. â womÂ·anÂ·ist \-nist\ noun or adjective.
As Hill notes, the definitional dissection of the term womanism undergoes severe deconstruction in academic circles and feminist literature alike. Importantly, Beauboeuf-Lafontant emphasizes that not all Black women are womanist, just like not all women are feminists.