blackness

Example Sentences

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I was concerned about my Blackness because I’ve experienced our people being named four different times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

Her presence in the genre, her Blackness and her artistry, challenged long-standing assumptions about who belongs in the visual and sonic mythology of the American heartland.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

RaMell proposed to set about reorganizing and juxtaposing symbols of Blackness and Black life in the hope of creating a visceral interaction between the viewer and the lives unfurling onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024

But it was a song from Sounds of Blackness called “Optimistic.”

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2024

Blackness, like ink, spread over the pale cloth.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath