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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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Cary Beth Cryor has five pictures of herself giving birth; “Marty,” a young black boy wearing oversize sunglasses, flexes a muscle in Gioncarlo Valentine’s 2023 color picture of him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

But who was the particular black boy portrayed on the pub in Killay?

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022

“The Dukes of Hazzard” made it all cool, even for a young black boy.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 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

“Thomas, Dean,” a black boy even taller than Ron, joined Harry at the Gryffindor table.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

“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

In response the horse made a feeble effort which was not sustained, and a terrific shout burst from the crowd as Black Boy got on level terms.

From The Second String by Nat Gould

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