anti-Black

Or an·ti·black

[an-tee-blak, an-tahy-]

adjective

1. resistant or antagonistic to Black people or their values or objectives.

   anti-Black sentiment among some reactionary groups.

Other Word Forms

• antiblackism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of anti-Black¹

First recorded in 1950–55; anti- + Black ¹

Example Sentences

And yet, Lucumí is widely misunderstood and frequently demonized — especially within white and white-adjacent Latine communities, long entrenched with anti-Black beliefs.

From Los Angeles Times

Among white evangelicals, a genuine feeling of oppression is widespread; polling has shown that a solid majority of white evangelicals believe discrimination against Christians is an urgent social issue; polls have also found they consider it more prevalent than anti-Black racism.

From Slate

“They are anti-Black. They are anti-people. They are anti-free speech,” Abdullah said.

From Los Angeles Times

In life, he was lionized by the far right and castigated by many others for anti-immigrant, anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-Black remarks, among other offensive rhetoric.

From Los Angeles Times

A lot of anti-Black sentiment, anti-brown sentiment, and anti-immigrant sentiment.

From Slate