"postblack" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: post- + black; coined in the late 1990s. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|black}} post- + black Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postblack (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to a paradoxical form of black racial identity that rejects the notion that race matters. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-postblack-en-adj-VpjhLdoq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with post-

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          "ref": "2009, M. Marable, Kristen Clarke, Barack Obama and African American Empowerment: The Rise of Black America's New Leadership, Springer, page 165",
          "text": "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.",
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