black

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The musicians soon shed their black jackets in exchange for personalized Dodgers jerseys emblazoned with their last names, and numbers 11 and 12, representing their respective positions on the short list of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Haiti became the first independent black nation in the Americas in 1804, after enslaved people rebelled against their French masters in what was then the colony of Saint-Domingue.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

In recent years, toxic black dye had been put into the water at the "Blue Lagoon" to put people off swimming.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Large black fenders are lowered to prevent the larger ship from crushing the smaller one.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Nollie’s blue sweater beneath Betsie’s dress was black with newsprint.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom