Angry Black Woman

A stereotype in many parts of American culture — including the workplace. Studies show people in organizations believe Black women are more likely to have belligerent, contentious, and angry personalities, an assumption not as readily assigned to other men and women when engaging in the same activity. Definition is paraphrased from a Harvard Business Review Source.

The ABW stereotype is so prevalent, that people who have never experienced the blowback from being passionate about a cause as a Black Woman, really believe she exists. They therefore define her in cheeky, racist and stereotypical terms as some 'angry "sista" with a bad or "street" attitude.' They don't realize the behavioral science behind the ignorance...and in defining the term incorrectly the become part of the problem.

Black Female Manager: I'll want to throttle my passion for correcting this indiscretion (whatever it is), so that I don't come across as an Angry Black Woman (ABW) in the minds of my associates!?

Angry Black Woman by Craig M42. December 1, 2022

Angry Black Woman

An African American female who has been exposed to many players, liars, manipulators and cheats that her original gentle loving caring, nurturing, spirit has been demished to a blackened heart, hard exterior and bitter disposition at times to the point of no recovery. (SN: sister you can forgive and love again <BIG HUG>)

Angry Black Woman or Mad Black Woman References:

Tyler Perry Movie - Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Halley Berry

Lisa Rey

Fantasia- With Out Me "Don't give a finger in the middle"

Jasmine Sullivan - Bust the windows out your car

Angry Black Woman by K-Hov September 8, 2013

Angry Black Woman Syndrome 

The polar opposite of Paranoid White Woman Syndrome. Women diagnosed with this are usually screechy, middle aged black women who make a scene in public over anything ranging from a service dog being in a restaurant to being an alleged victim of "racial profiling." These women will pull the race card when people see through their crap. Like Paranoid White Woman Syndrome, this is not meant to be a racist term.

Me: Why is that woman yelling like that?

Guy: I don't know, Angry Black Woman Syndrome maybe?

Me: She needs to chill.

Angry Black Woman Syndrome by Eclair Maker August 5, 2019