Noun
the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)
Source: WordNetI imagine it was much different in the 1970s. That was the Renaissance for black actors, albeit in blaxploitation movies. There was a much greater preponderance of work then than there is now. Don Cheadle
The first movie I ever saw was a blaxploitation movie. It was called 'Monkey Hustle.' Like I said, just listen to the name. That's a blaxploitation movie. It had these incredible, bigger-than-life images of people who looked like I did. Or who looked like I wanted to look like. Michael Jai White
There's people saying that 'Jackie Brown' was a blaxploitation movie, when there's nothing at all blaxploitation about it other than Pam Grier being in it. Michael Jai White
Though the plot could have been ripped directly from any 1970s Blaxploitation action film (), the material is treated with a lot more care, taking time to explore Harlem’s community and develop Stokes beyond a mere crime boss archetype. Source: Internet
Introduced in 1972 in “Luke Cage, Hero For Hire” by Archie Goodwin, John Romita Sr. and George Tuska, Cage was meant to capitalize on the sudden emergence and popularity of the "Blaxploitation" genre. Source: Internet
Context Blaxploitation and Martial Arts The film was arguably the first to combine martial arts films with the Blaxploitation genre. Source: Internet