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  black boy

  noun

  another name for grass tree
• Black Boy
  Black Boy

  (1945) An autobiographical novel by the African-American author Richard Wright, portraying racial conflicts in the rural South.

black boy

British  

/ ˈblækˌbɔɪ /

noun

1. another name for grass tree

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Black Boy Cultural  

1. (1945) An autobiographical novel by the African-American author Richard Wright, portraying racial conflicts in the rural South.

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A 12-year-old black boy whose song about the fears of being a young African American went viral has been signed by a major US record label.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2020

I had read an honest and stirring account Thorpe had written about his experiences as a young black boy growing up in a Hispanic home during the Rodney King riots.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2020

In Nashville, the police tweeted a photo of cops kneeling next to a black boy with a “Black Lives Matter” sign, smiling from behind their riot helmets.

From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2020

He painted a black boy in Boy Scout uniform and a phalanx of black girls auditioning for dance parts at a casting call.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2020

Her image was replaced by another, of a black boy in a white shirt, tie and round-brimmed hat.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

“He had two back to back concerts today and his Black Boy Autistic Joy was infectious and on full display!”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022

"The crowd is solid, it's like I said," I said to my friend and mentee, Koni, while sitting backstage at the venue for the hometown Baltimore launch of my newest book, "Black Boy Smile."

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2022

There are currently no plans to change the name of The Black Boy in Newtown, Powys, which owners JD Wetherspoon said takes its name from "the historic name for a chimney sweep".

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022

In eighth grade, she read Black Boy, 1984, and Slaughterhouse-Five.

From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2021

Slowly but surely Black Boy made up his ground, and Hiram stuck close to him, yet it seemed almost impossible they would get on terms with the leader.

From The Second String by Gould, Nat