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blackness

[blak-nis] / ˈblæk nɪs /


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“This was a period in English culture before blackness acquired its fatal association with slavery,” he writes, identifying a “certain strain of indifference to color” in the thinking of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal

“With every dip, measurement of solution, and timing of exposure, Brathwaite styles blackness,” she added.

From Washington Post

The south pole of Uranus is currently on the dark side of the planet and out of view in the image, facing away from the sun toward the inky blackness of space.

From Scientific American

Mr. Lang awoke to blackness, thick smoke burning his throat and dozens of car alarms bleating in his ear.

From New York Times

Erin Elyse Burns creates performances, photographs, videos and sound installations that are saturated with luminous color, velvety blackness and emotional resonance.

From Seattle Times