What does "blackenization" mean?

The process of making or becoming more black (i.e. of African descent) or more characteristic of black culture.

Blackenization

noun

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Noun

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The process of making or becoming more black (i.e. of African descent) or more characteristic of black culture. uncountable
"White entertainers like Eddie Cantor (left) cashed in on the blackenization of White America by imitating Black minstrels in blackface."

"White entertainers like Eddie Cantor (left) cashed in on the blackenization of White America by imitating Black minstrels in blackface."

From blacken + -ization.

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