A U.S. reference dictionary, Merriam-Webster, will update the meaning of the word “racism” after being contacted by a Missouri African-American woman.
Kennedy Mitchum, a recent law graduate of Drake University, Iowa, wrote the Merriam-Webster dictionary to complain the current definition fell short of including the systematic oppression of people of colour.
Mitchum, 22, emailed the dictionary, following the death of African American George Floyd in the custody of four Minneapolis white police officers.
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She was surprised when the dictionary editors agreed with her.
“A revision to the entry for racism
