Antiblackness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antiblackness is a noun meaning Hostility towards black people.
Meaning
Hostility towards black people.
Example Sentences
Anti-blackness is one way some black scholars have articulated what it means to be marked as black in an anti-black world. It’s more than just “racism against black people.” That oversimplifies and defangs it. It’s a theoretical framework that illuminates society’s inability to recognize our humanity — the disdain, disregard and disgust for our existence.
Word Forms
- anti-blackness
Antonyms for antiblackness
Common opposites include problackness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anti-blackness, antiwhiteness, antiblackism, antiwhitism, antiwhiteism, melanophobia.
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