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Black Nationalist

American  
[blak na-shuhn-uhl-ist] / ˈblæk ˈnæ ʃən əl ɪst /

noun

  • Black Nationalists
    plural
  1. a person who believes in or advocates for Black Nationalism.


adjective

  1. of or relating to Black Nationalism.

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“When I was with the Black Nationalist movement people, I actually felt more feminist than not,” she said.

From New York Times Jun. 27, 2022

"Without mass marches, Black Nationalist strategies, and political mobilization, among other elements, the major successes of the movement would not have been achieved," Wolcott writes.

From Salon Apr. 10, 2022

Mr. Tate later criticized Baraka’s increasing militancy as a leading figure in the Black Nationalist movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

From Washington Post Dec. 8, 2021

He also noted that Wallace’s apparent ties to Black Nationalist groups and other "gangs" helped in the decision to pursue the death penalty, according to the station.

From Fox News Sep. 2, 2021

I kept having all kinds of troubles trying to develop the kind of Black Nationalist organization I wanted to build for the American Negro.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

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