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Meanings of black people in English
Humans typically having a degree of Sub-Saharan African ancestry.
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Examples for "black"
Examples for "black"
1
The pet was now in the arms of the woman in black.
2
Tinaja similar in form and size to the preceding; black polished ware.
3
Brief shots of black-clad armed men standing at attention, pleased; general joy.
4
Look at your boat, sir; you in the red and black caps.
5
This is not a black-and-white 1930s issue, this is a global issue.
1
Some of those efforts have shown signs of success among young blacks.
2
Moreover, blacks and whites here seemed to be on far better terms.
3
Wider testing for HIV among blacks is also essential, the report stressed.
4
His support among blacks, never high, has settled at 17 per cent.
5
Development would continue, everyone would be better off, not least the blacks.
1
The black man rolled his eyes in piteous appeal to his master:
2
As a slave the black man received no compensation for his labor.
3
The black man halted at the first cry and looked about him.
4
At that the black man threw back his head and laughed loudly.
5
The white man has an influence which the black man has not.
1
This particular old black woman was a striking specimen of her class.
2
The door opened a crack, and the black woman's watchful eyes appeared.
3
Can you not let the black woman, as you call her, rest?
4
Esmeralda! he cried again, shaking the black woman roughly by the shoulder.
5
Fourteen years earlier, she became the first black woman elected to Congress.
1
It seemed unthinkable then that a black person would be elected president.
2
He's a black person again. Mmusi Maimane is one of us now.
3
By this time I was scared to call myself a black person.
4
But the American black man is a unique kind of black person.
5
And all of those things happened simply because I was a black person.
1
The white men also disappeared over the mountains; the rout was mutual.
2
There were also two white men in the stern-sheets of the canoe.
3
But they were white men; they were brothers in this wild land.
4
With the few white men in the district she was very friendly.
5
The two white men were invited to take part in the games.
1
All being understood I started on the trail of the white women.
2
You are the first white women whose feet have trod this region.
3
He had tortured and shamed her as few white women have been.
4
A white women's seat was reportedly broken and she needed to move.
5
They were suburban white women, people of color, and idealistic young people.
Usage of black people in English
1
The food was plenty; the poor black people lazy and not unhappy.
2
The black people call him Mavoom, but his white name is Rodd.
3
I can do all sorts of things with black people, of course.
4
My father's example taught me to love the way black people speak.
5
However, black people are still under-represented in Britain's financial heart, he says.
6
Botha's regime did not regard black people as humans but as animals.
7
Also, saying black people only know soccer is quite stereotypical and misinformed.
8
Though more black people have jobs, they're not necessarily very good ones.
9
Remember when Google's image recognition service started labeling black people as gorillas?
10
Demonstrators loudly and repeatedly accused the city police of hating black people.
11
There black people are relatively scarce and have never held public office.
12
The authorities claimed then that black people were content with their lot.
13
I tell you, we Germans know how to rule these black people!
14
He looked around carefully; he could only see a few black people.
15
They've made their money exploiting black people and marrying into the aristocracy.
16
They're just doing hip-hop for people who are afraid of black people.
This collocation consists of:
Translations for black people
Russian
Black people through the time
Black people across language varieties
South Africa
Common
United States of America
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Australia
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