anti-Black

adjective

an·​ti-Black ˌan-tē-ˈblak  ˌan-ˌtī- 

variants or anti-black also antiblack

: opposed to or hostile toward Black people

anti-Black racism

Examples of anti-Black in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One need not reach for Hegel’s infamous formulations to recognize that anti-Black sentiment did not arrive in Germany as an import but, rather, runs deep within German intellectual and cultural history. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

In the wake of the 2020 protests of anti-Black police violence, museums put themselves forward as hosts for their communities’ racial reckonings and difficult discourses. — Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026

The document devotes sections to anti-Black, anti-Muslim, anti-Hispanic, anti-trans and misogynistic rants. — Anna Schecter, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Radicals such as Sumner also warned, presciently, that the Fifteenth Amendment did not go far enough, and that its flaws would ultimately allow anti-Black reactionaries to undermine its purpose. — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-Black

• almanac
• camelback
• cardiac
• carryback
• cluniac
• diamondback
• lumberjack
• maniac
• paperback
• piggyback
• quarterback
• saddleback