anti-racist

adjective

an·​ti-rac·​ist ˌan-tē-ˈrā-sist 

ˌan-tī-,

 also  -shist

variants or anti-racism

ˌan-tē-ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm 

ˌan-tī-,

 also  -ˌshi-

: opposed to racism

anti-racist views

anti-racist policies

Burdon's deep love of black music comes with an unusual degree of sincerity as does his long-standing anti-racist stance.

—Paul Taylor

They chanted anti-racism slogans and banged their fists on the newsroom walls …

—Allan Wolper

anti-racist noun

These are hardly the only recent instances of anti-racist works being targeted by anti-racists for being insufficiently anti-racist.

—Catherine Rampell

Examples of anti-racist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is explained in a couple of books by leading anti-racist thinkers, notably Ibram X. Kendi (not his real name), who is more obsessed by racial distinctions than was the Old South. —Charles Kesler, National Review, 20 June 2024

Many protesters took to the streets with anti-racist and pro-Palestinian messages. —Emma Bowman, NPR, 15 June 2024

Starbucks and Pepsi fans likely didn’t find anti-racist causes wrong, just the messaging heavy-handed and poorly executed. —Michael Serazio, Vox, 29 May 2024

The Gaza solidarity encampments across the U.S. are anti-racist spaces, where Jews, Palestinians, Arabs, Christians, Muslims, Black people, men, women, LGBTQI people, and others stand in solidarity with each other and against Israel’s war on Gaza. —Raz Segal, TIME, 14 May 2024

In April 1968, anti-racist protesters and anti-war protesters took over Columbia's Hamilton Hall, as well as several other buildings. —Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 6 May 2024

The Flint, Michigan native became known for his fight to legalize marijuana and as co-founder of the White Panther Party, the anti-racist social group that served as a counterpart to the Black Panthers. —Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024

John said their business is firmly anti-racist and welcomes anyone hoping to purchase a quality cup of coffee. —Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 13 Mar. 2024

The recent Oxford grad has past stops at Chrysalis and Parlophone, and proudly moonlights as co-chair and a founding member of Sony Music UK’s Social Justice Fund supporting anti-racist initiatives. —Marc Schneider, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1943, in the meaning defined above