Blaxit

//ˈblæɡ.zɪt// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A social movement promoting the migration of black people to sub-Saharan Africa from the United States to pursue adventure, career opportunities, etc.

    "The Covid pandemic and the racial reckoning in the wake of the murder of George Floyd led some Black Americans to seek a different way of life abroad, in a movement that some are calling Blaxit."

Example

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"The Covid pandemic and the racial reckoning in the wake of the murder of George Floyd led some Black Americans to seek a different way of life abroad, in a movement that some are calling Blaxit."

Etymology

Blend of black + exit or blend of blax + exit. Coined by human rights consultant Ulysses Burley III, modelled on earlier words like Brexit, Grexit, etc.

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