antiblack

adjective

an·​ti·​black
ˌan-tē-ˈblak,
ˌan-ˌtī- How to pronounce antiblack (audio)
: opposed to or hostile toward Black people

Examples of antiblack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Simultaneously grappling with how to move through an antiblack world designed to oppress Black peoples globally while imagining, organizing, and building a new world that ushers in Black liberation is one of the many central challenges of abolitionist organizing. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 15 Sep. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of antiblack was in 1835

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“Antiblack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antiblack. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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