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:

    “... black women have always found that in the social order of things we’re the least likely to be believed—by anyone.”
    —Joycelyn Elders (b. 1933)

    “Snow-white moslem head-dress around a dead black face!
    Beautiful were your sand-papering words against our skins!”
    —Margaret Abigail Walker (b. 1915)

    “he bowed and
    not flinching from her black breath
    gave her his arm....”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)