anti-racist
adjective
an·ti-rac·ist
ˌan-tē-ˈrā-sist 
ˌan-tī-
also -shist
variants
or anti-racism
: opposed to racism
anti-racist views
anti-racist policies
Burdon's deep love of black music comes with an unusual degree of sincerity as does his long-standing anti-racist stance.—
Paul Taylor
Paul TaylorThey chanted anti-racism slogans and banged their fists on the newsroom walls …—Allan Wolper
Allan Wolper
anti-racist
noun
These are hardly the only recent instances of anti-racist works being targeted by anti-racists for being insufficiently anti-racist.
—Catherine Rampell
Catherine Rampell
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Non-Black readers, among other things, joined anti-racist book clubs and shared posts of reading lists.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
This change is critical to addressing disparities and furthering fair housing through the advancement of anti-racist and economically inclusive zoning actions.
—Heidi Vonblum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The series finds an instructive case in one particular pastor, whose trajectory as a neo-Nazi skinhead turned vehement anti-racist makes for a compelling tale.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Antifa activism traces its roots to anti-racist efforts aimed at opposing the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups, according to a June 2020 report from the Congressional Research Service.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
This change is critical to addressing disparities and furthering fair housing through the advancement of anti-racist and economically inclusive zoning actions.
—Heidi Vonblum, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
The series finds an instructive case in one particular pastor, whose trajectory as a neo-Nazi skinhead turned vehement anti-racist makes for a compelling tale.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Antifa activism traces its roots to anti-racist efforts aimed at opposing the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi groups, according to a June 2020 report from the Congressional Research Service.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Anti-racist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-racist. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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