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blacks

  • plural
    of black.
    black
    adjective
    being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
  • present tense form
    of black (3rd person singular).
    black
    adjective
    being a color that lacks hue and brightness and absorbs light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.

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In 2000-19, the prison-admission rate for violent crime dropped 20% for whites, 43% for blacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

So after he does his performance, he puts back on his blacks and he does his job, and I love that for him, to have that sense of responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

What 250 years means: To me, it means that we’re still here, we’re living, we’re breathing… The blacks and browns, you know, us sticking together, I feel like we accomplished a lot in 250 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

“On a number of issues that would primarily impact conditions in low-income communities, grassroots blacks have registered opinions that are sharply at odds with the positions taken by the civil rights cadres.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

In the communities of Packingtown, word went out that the blacks had won.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield