antiracist

[an-tahy-rays-ist, an-tee-]

adjective

1. opposing or meant to oppose racism.

noun

1. a person who actively opposes racism.

Example Sentences

Perkins said his activism and academic work to create a more equal society were rooted in “antiracist allyship and the effects of individual and institutional bias,” according to his website.

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As weight-inclusive public health dietitian Anjali Prasertong explains in her Substack newsletter, Antiracist Dietitian, “proclaiming ‘food isn’t medicine’ denies the reality of cultural traditions that have always viewed food as a source of healing, for thousands of years before medicine became synonymous with pharmaceuticals.”

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Michael Gilday, chief of naval operations, about his decision to add Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to Be an Antiracist” to soldiers’ reading list.

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Though the outline of the story might seem to warrant a furious response, like that of many antiwar and antiracist works of the ’70s, “Home” follows a different line, its honeyed cadences glazing its anger with affection.

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“That means we’re antiracist, anti-imperialist, anti-colonialist organization. We believe that none of us can be free and have the respect and dignity we deserve unless all of us are free.”

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