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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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The 90-year-old Norman, who began working at Disney in the 1950s, became the studio’s first Black animator, contributing to films including “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Jungle Book” and “Robin Hood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It included the first Black man, Victor Glover, and the first woman, Christina Koch, to fly around the Moon.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Former Swansea forward Jordan Ayew will line up in alongside Semenyo frontline as the Black Stars' captain and leading appearance-maker - a record he shares with brother and fellow former Swan Andre Ayew.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In Carmichael, we lived in a tract house in a nice neighborhood, but we were the only Black kids in town.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Like I said, not all Black girls want to be magic.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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