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 Black Power grows popular in the 1960s and people begin wearing their hair more natural, Johnson pivots to Afro Sheen.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Read More: The Black Power Movement Is a Love Story
Yet, this image was a caricature of what the Panthers actually stood for.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The image hearkens back to photos of U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos doing the Black Power salute on the medalist podium at the 1968 Olympics to protest racial injustice.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
These celebrations continued for decades, gaining momentum in the 1960s, thanks to the Civil Rights Movement and by the late 1960s, thanks to the Civil Rights and Black Power movements.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Read More: The Black Power Movement Is a Love Story
Yet, this image was a caricature of what the Panthers actually stood for.
—Mickell Carter / Made By History, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The image hearkens back to photos of U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos doing the Black Power salute on the medalist podium at the 1968 Olympics to protest racial injustice.
—Emily Olsen, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
These celebrations continued for decades, gaining momentum in the 1960s, thanks to the Civil Rights Movement and by the late 1960s, thanks to the Civil Rights and Black Power movements.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 9 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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