blacks
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Blacks refers to people of African descent or with dark skin, used as a noun for the racial or ethnic group.
The term has shifted in acceptability over time—once standard, it now often sounds dated or reductive compared to Black people, which emphasizes personhood.
Blacks were systematically excluded from voting.
As a verb, blacks means darkens or obscures: She blacks out the windows for daytime sleep.
To black out is to lose consciousness or to censor by covering with black marks.
U.S. ethnic identity category
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- ancestryFamily line of descent
community · identity · solidarity · pride · history · empowerment · representation · creole
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Dense dark tropical wood
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African-American
U.S. ethnic identity category
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
ancestry · community · identity · solidarity · pride · history · empowerment · representation · creole
- color gradingcolor correction, lookup table, color wheel, lift, gamma
- tonal rangehighlights, shadows, midtones, contrast, brightness
- color correctioncolorization, colorize, recoloring, tinting, white balance
- stage curtainsbackdrop, curtain, drop curtain, front curtain, main curtain
- color groupsprimary colors, secondary colors, warm colors, cool colors, neutrals
- exposuresun exposure, light exposure, cold exposure, heat exposure, UV exposure
- black and whiteWithout middle ground
- black eyeBruised tissue around socket
- black catDark-coated feline
- black coffeeUnadorned brewed beverage
- black outLose consciousness briefly
- black sheepDisreputable family member