Black

Black

Black is the color of coal, ebony, and the night sky. It is the very darkest color, the result of the absence of or complete absorption of light. It is the opposite of white.

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Famous quotes containing the word black:

    “The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred to in the newspapers as blacks and African Americans must include Europe and Native America.”
    —Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)

    “Better have a black face than be worried about black deeds.”
    —Robert N. Lee, and Rowland V. Lee. Tom Clink (Ernest Cossart)

    “Thou turn’st my eyes into my very soul,
    And there I see such black and grained spots
    As will not leave their tinct.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)