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Black Power
noun
variants
or black power
: the mobilization of the political and economic power of Black Americans especially to compel respect for their rights and improve their condition
—often used before another noun
the Black Power movement
Black Power salutes
black power groups/organizations
Examples of Black Power in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
However, his contributions to the Black Panther Party, whose Free Breakfast for Children is still used in schools across America today, and the Black Power Movement cannot be overstated.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 May 2024
There would be no Black Power balled fist thrown at the TV cameras.
—Wil Haygood, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
Now that scholars have worked to rehabilitate the Black Power movement, Rustin’s critique of it has been muffled.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
The Last Poets, which originally consisted of Mr. Kain, David Nelson and Abiodun Oyewole, were aligned with the Black Arts Movement — the cultural corollary to the broader Black Power movement of the 1960s and ’70s — of which the activist poet and playwright Amiri Baraka was a central figure.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Göran Hugo Olsson, 2011 This film utilizes 16mm footage of the Black Power movement in America, shot by Swedish journalists between 1967 and 1975.
—Kim Gordon, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024
Arrested and expelled for asserting Black Power A key event in the struggle of 1970 was when the Black Student Union disrupted a concert on campus.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
Remember, these were the years immediately following the 1960s, the hippies, Woodstock, the Summer of Love, the Black Power Movement, feminism, peak Vietnam, Watergate.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (Peacock)
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—EW.com, 26 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near Black Power
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“Black Power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Power. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
Black Power
nounoften not capitalized B&P
: the use of the political and economic power of Black Americans especially to achieve racial fairness
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