anti-Black

adjective

variants or anti-black also antiblack
: opposed to or hostile toward Black people
anti-Black racism

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Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said. City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026 This anti-Muslim trope follows a tradition of anti-Irish, anti-Italian, anti-Jewish and, of course, anti-Black sentiment. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 In the brief, Baruch wrote Broadnax’s trial was riddled with racial stereotypes and anti-Black rhetoric, including using his lyrics to paint him as a danger to the public. Jamie Landers, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-Black was in 1835

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“Anti-Black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Black. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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