ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Postblack

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Postblack is an adjective meaning Of or relating to a paradoxical form of black racial identity that rejects the notion that race matters.

Meaning

Of or relating to a paradoxical form of black racial identity that rejects the notion that race matters.

Example Sentences

It is impossible to understand the role of race in Barack Obama's candidacy without examining the idea of “postblack” or “postracial” politics and the evolution of African American politics.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include poststructural, postnational, black, postracist, postpolitical, poststructuralist.

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