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
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As a new generation sloughed off the integrationist dreams of their Civil Rights forbears in favor of the Black Power Movement’s call for self-determination, Baraka renegotiated his position as a white literary darling and embraced a racial pride reinforced by righteous anger.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
During the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Black bookstores like Drum & Spear in Washington, D.C. and the booksellers who ran these institutions were closely monitored by the FBI under COINTELPRO.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
What’s striking is in 1967, Martin Luther King started expressing ideas from the Black Power movement that was largely birthed by Malcolm X.
—John Blake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The creative spirits of the Black Power movement even.
—F. Amanda Tugade, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
During the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, Black bookstores like Drum & Spear in Washington, D.C. and the booksellers who ran these institutions were closely monitored by the FBI under COINTELPRO.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
What’s striking is in 1967, Martin Luther King started expressing ideas from the Black Power movement that was largely birthed by Malcolm X.
—John Blake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
The creative spirits of the Black Power movement even.
—F. Amanda Tugade, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Black Power
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“Black Power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Black%20Power. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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