post-racial

or post·ra·cial

[ pohst-rey-shuh l ]

/ poʊstˈreɪ ʃəl /

adjective

characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.

Origin of post-racial

First recorded in 1970–75; post- + racial

Words nearby post-racial

post-obit, post-obit bond, post-office box, post-paid, post-polio syndrome, post-racial, post-reformation, post-revolutionary, post-rock, post-synchronization, post-term infant

Example sentences from the Web for post-racial

The Hannity-esque delusion of a post-racial America is ill-informed at best and bigoted at worst.

‘Dear White People’: How An Ex-Publicist’s Twitter Became One of the Year’s Most Important Films |Marlow Stern |October 30, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To call the United States “post-racial” is to court a Christopher Columbus moment of discovering America.

How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List |David Masciotra |August 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The era of ‘hope and change’ was supposed to usher in a ‘post-racial’ era.

Why Criticizing Obama Isn’t Racist |Ron Christie |November 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
It was Barack Obama who challenged Americans “to bend the arc of history” and presented himself as a post-racial candidate.

The Government Shutdown Isn’t Racist |Stuart Stevens |October 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

But it's a message that is looking truer and truer in the post-racial America of the 21st century.

Up from History, Part 5 |David Frum |February 4, 2013 |DAILY BEAST