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black

[blak] / blæk /
ADJECTIVE
lacking hue and brightness; light-absorbing.
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ADJECTIVE
enveloped in darkness
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In "BLACK EFFECT," a track from Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 2018 collaborative album "EVERYTHING IS LOVE," Beyoncé describes a quintessential Black female form:

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021

“If you are BLACK, LGBTQIA+, Or mentally Struggling. This one is for you,” she posted on Instagram, shortly after capturing the silver.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2021

MEN IN BLACK: Fans dressed in costumes on the opening day of New York Comic Con 2013, a comic book and science fiction convention, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2013

"BACK TO BLACK" The British singer was discovered by soul singer Tyler James at the age of 16 and in 2003 her debut album "Frank" was released, to general acclaim.

From Reuters • Jul. 24, 2011

Stay, cried a voice that made the welkin crack— This here’s a dream, return and study BLACK!

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis




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