The bakery had pictures of Malcolm X and Black Power slogans on the wall. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every crow and every spider in Black Swan Green was waiting. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Black men and women cheered and exhorted us from yards alongside the streets. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black bile oozed out of its sliced body. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

He had kept them alive on Black Boar Pier, and now it was her turn. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

I almost stopped when I hit a volume of our encyclopedia, but right beneath it, there it was: The Black Panther. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black had me hold his hand as we looked for the address. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

On the night of the transaction, they leashed a stand-in timber wolf for Black Wing, first dyeing its left hind foot snow white, to look like Black Wing’s. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Black kids with white best friends are not common in Bellmont. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course, I thought you wouldn’t want to,” said Black quickly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Black ex-farmers had not left their distrust and fear of whites which history had taught them in distressful lessons. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Here is a Black woman, uneasy about her role in identifying a young Black man, who still had the courage to testify before you and to positively identify Mr. King. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks were ghettoed into separate bathrooms, but they had also been given an unprecedented entree into the professional world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

‘Because two Black Riders have overtaken us today, or one has done so twice,’ said Pippin; ‘only a little while ago he slipped away as you drew near.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“Professor Black? Please could we talk to you? Please?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Black people, by contrast, are routinely labeled felons and released into a permanent racial undercaste. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Black cut the clippers off and stretched out to give her a kiss. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The headlines and the news broadcasts promptly had it: “Black Muslims’ Malcolm X: ‘Chickens Come Home to Roost. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cool thing you could do with a Black Cat was, instead of lighting it to make it explode, you could break it in half and light it and it would turn into a mini-flamethrower. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

A single, Black woman in her early thirties, she came from Washington, DC, where she helped support her widowed brother and his children. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Just Black was laid out as the decoy, and I was going to be the fool. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he first sees me, he blanches, like I’m some hideous Creature from the Black Lagoon. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Tubs there needs to drink more beer,” he added, loud enough for Black Santa to hear. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Two Black women dressed in short skirts sat down where the Asians had sat. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I knew they were talking about me, because I was the only person from my graduating class—Black or white—going to Duke University in the fall. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Better that than torture at the mercy of the Black Tips or the Razorgulls. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I let Big Ma go on and prayed my sisters wouldn’t start talking about the People’s Center, the Black Panthers, our adventures in San Francisco, and most of all, Cecile. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I liked the Laura Ingalls Wilder stories and the We Were There series about kids who lived at great historical moments, but my very favorite was Black Beauty. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Black child,” the old man said angrily, and added, “what did you expect?” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

This gang, a branch of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation, was plainly on edge. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Captain Black seated himself with a loud yawn, lifted his feet to the top of his desk and phoned Colonel Korn. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t we ever see the Black Tortoise, then?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Black blood ran slow and thick from his open wound. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you think people think I’m Black or white when they see me? Am I Black? Or white?” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

We’ve decided to focus on showing how racism affects Black students and other students of color, and why silence about racism is just as bad. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Black Muslims were all over the place,” Bradley related. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The taunt about his father rang in Harry’s ears as though Black had bellowed it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black market vendors left their normal posts in front of theaters and cinemas, and stationed themselves in front of the Dom Sindikata to peddle entrance tickets to the match, which were in great demand. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A clear example is the wheel, which is first attested around 3400 B.C. near the Black Sea, and then turns up within the next few centuries over much of Europe and Asia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black skies, bitter winds, and lashing rains had hounded them all the way down the coast. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black stuck his elbow in my side and asked her, “Do you know anything about this key?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Since the Black Panther newspaper cost a quarter, I told myself Fd only skim the front and back pages as I stacked the papers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Opium for Black Dog was what gambling had been for Lefty, but Lefty had stopped, more or less—at least compared to his old days. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was hardly anyone to be seen in the narrow alleys, only a few of the Black Jackets, as Meggie had secretly dubbed them, with skinny boys following them like puppies. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Still, the Black Lives Matter movement has taken pride in what it has accomplished. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

With gratitude, Patricia Roxbury President, New York Chapter This might be hard to believe, but the next Black lived in our building, just one floor above us. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Love had transmogrified him into a romantic idiot, and they drove him away back into the bedroom to wrangle with his girl over Captain Black. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

They had their own special places in Harlem that they went to that not many Black folks went to. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Which in plain English means they didn’t want Black people to be freed. Ever.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

But showing kindness to a slave will only bring the Black Guard down on me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There, it was said, they conducted the Black Mass in honor of the devil, and the devil appeared and danced with them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black success stories lend credence to the notion that anyone, no matter how poor or how black you may be, can make it to the top, if only you try hard enough. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Like being Black is a whole different species. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“And Black Michael will no doubt take over the country now in a coup d’état?” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

Altogether too exciting to the Congolese, and disinclined to let White control the board, preferring the counsel and company of Black. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Castle Black needs its own glass gardens, like the ones at Winterfell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“If I’m for the Black Rabbit, there’s one or two from Efrafa will come with me.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like many Southern Black children, he lived with his grandmother, who was as strict as Momma and as kind as she knew how to be. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That had the Black family crest on it.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

But if I wasn’t the—the Black Rabbit, there’s hardly a living creature that can ever have been closer to him than we have.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

For the residents of Black Bottom it was like traveling to another planet. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Hey, Patrice, I bet you did all that vandalism just so you could say racism is still real. Help! I’m Black and a girl and I’m being oppressed!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“I thought Love Simpson would marry Son Black. I know his mother don’t approve, but he’s not gettin’ any younger, and they been courtin’ a year or more.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

I handed the box to the first Black Panther I saw and said, “This is from Cecile.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Against the back wall, an ebony statue of Santa Barbara, the Black Queen, presides. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as Black Dog had recovered, he promised to reform. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black Cave was on the south coast of the island, near the place where the canoes were stored. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

A few sparks shot out of the end of his wand, which was still pointed at Black’s face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Seeing all of those Black people in the room was such a contrast to what we were used to seeing in the world of fencing. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“Blacks are much more likely to live near poor segregated areas. They are much less insulated from crime and other manifestations of social disarray that grow from racial exclusion.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z

I had no idea where the idea of Black people as thieves came from, but it wasn’t the first time something like that had happened. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

But I was staring up at Black Dog. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t start up that Black Panther mess down here. Not today. Not any day.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

The chemical processes Black wanted didn’t seem so secret, and if the information could really help the Soviets build a better society, why not share it? Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘There’s a Black Rider over us,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Black men ruled the earth and the black man was perfect. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

The different Nationalist groups, the “Buy Black!” forces, and others like that; dozens of their step- ladder orators were trying to increase their followings. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I went upstairs to pick up Mr. Black, and he was waiting in front of his door, snapping his fingers next to his ear. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks complained of having bricks thrown at them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Between the men of the ^ Watch and the wildlings down in Mole’s Town, the hills and , fields near Castle Black had been hunted clean, and there had \\ been little enough game to begin with. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Handcuffed and Black, he landed on the floor, right in front of us. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Why she’s always trying to kiss up to Black people is beyond me. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I did not say anything, Black Dog smiled. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Book and the Black Key are never to be brought together under any circumstances. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black people have been imagined in the future, he continued, emphasizing to the actress how important and groundbreaking a fact that was. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

My brothers and I learned to recite the Black Panthers’ Ten-Point Program the same way other kids learn the Pledge of Allegiance. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

A bunch of Emerson students of all different races are shouting that Black lives matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Mr. Black who lives here. Where is he?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The newspaper had said how the police ambushed the Black Panthers while they were in a car and how the Panthers fled inside a house for shelter. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Aye, but he were in Black Swan Green in April, weren't he? On leave. Must've pumped his tadpoles up her back then.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

We march around the lunch area, and around the track, and by the basketball courts, chanting “Black Lives Matter!” and it feels awesome. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black folks who were already inside beamed with joy as she passed them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

He starts by talking about his experience growing up Black in Mississippi and moves on to talk about systemic racism and how we don’t even realize how embedded it is in our world. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Upstairs curtains at the Black Swan twitched open and I think I glimpsed Isaac Pye in a kite of sunshine, giving us all the evil eye. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

It also mentioned that Mary had been in the “company of Erlone until early Sunday morning at a notorious South Side cafe in the Black Belt.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black offenders resided in the east wing with the offices of the sheriff and his deputies in between. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black looked at Needles, and you could tell he recognized him from the neighborhood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Kim turned the radio down in the car, and Black popped his head out from under the hood. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

In the early years after slavery, when Black people were struggling to find their way, John Henry was a rock to his small community. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

I hated to imagine where I might have ended up if I hadn’t seen the Black Madonna’s picture that day in the Frogmore Stew General Store and Restaurant. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

When they met in the middle, James asked, “Have you read ‘The Black Cat’ yet? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Black Americans knew, and they answered as they had each time their country called: for democracy abroad and at home. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

From Castle Black the way was more difficult, right through the heart of the haunted forest. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black swamp towns who like injured horses ought to be shot and buried. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The two vast iron doors of the Black Gate under its frowning arch were fast closed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Declaration eyeballed me, and in the same tone of voice she would have used to say, The Black Plague?, she said, “Marbles?” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

"This is my office. This is what put that flat screen out there, and this is what's gonna get you and him a haircut for cheap," Black boasted. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“There’re movies. The Three Musketeers. Man in the Iron Mask. The Count of Monte Cristo, and more. Hollywood controls the story. Black fencers like Dumas were erased.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I’m about to crawl up to my top bunk and turn on the Black Panther soundtrack when our doorbell rings. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Black spots swim across my field of vision, and I think there’s a really good chance I could faint. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

Cecile would scare them like Black Panthers scare people just by being black and not smiling and by shouting words like power and oppression. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Prince Faisal had read Egyptian writers’ articles about the American “Black Muslims.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black leaders were keenly aware of white Chicago’s postwar desire to return to the days of blacks being nearly invisible in the overall fabric of the city. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black people have been made criminals by the War on Drugs to a degree that dwarfs its effect on other racial and ethnic groups, especially whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

I got up on my hands and knees and caught Black Dog’s boot in my ribs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those Black Jackets are in a really good mood. They’re going to kill the woman Dustfinger was visiting as well. Because she tried to find the book for him.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Ali, you know Black, right?" my father asked. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He pointed at Black, whose face twitched convulsively. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

This was the closest Davos had come to His Grace in the eight days since Black Betha had joined the rest of the fleet off Storm's End. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

During the early afternoon they began to approach the Belt and Bigwig was the first to recognize the place where Dandelion had told the story of the Black Rabbit of Inlé. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The story that is told during Black History Month is one of triumph; the system of racial caste is officially dead and buried. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Captain Black had boundless faith in the wisdom, power and justice of Major de Coverley, even though he had never spoken to him before and still found himself without the courage to do so. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Black defendants, like McCleskey, who killed white victims had the highest chance of being sentenced to death in Georgia. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

For all her talk about wanting to be mistress of her seat, Selyse Baratheon seemed in no great haste to abandon the comforts of Castle Black for the shadows of the Nightfort. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

At first, Annabelle thought he was hitting the tavern, but tonight, they’re in Black Bear, Idaho, on Yellow Dog Road and there’s not a brewpub in sight. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

While Captain Black was imagining, Colonel Cathcart was acting, and Captain Black was flabbergasted by the speed with which, he concluded, Major Major had outsmarted him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Reluctantly, Black Dog bent slowly, as if his back hurt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black cows'd gathered in the field, just over our fence, past the rockery. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Black? White? Don’t tell me you’re one of those racial Negroes? Who said anything about black people? This is just a geography lesson.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe Black Protocol will take care of that.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Black Hills were in the western part of the state. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

But if they didn’t know much about the Black Chamber, they knew Herbert Yardley, its founder and director, all too well. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Lupin was lowering his wand, gazing fixedly at Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The songs said it had taken a thou-sand blades to make it, heated white-hot in the furnace breath of Balerion the Black Dread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Best, Gary Franklin Allen Black lived on the Lower East Side and was a doorman for a building on Central Park South, which was where we found him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

"Hey," I said, sort of confused as to why Black was in our house. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Harry’s and Hermione’s wands shot out of their hands, high in the air, and Black caught them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She tried to keep a straight face as she continued, “Black sheep are the ones black people count when they tryna get to sleep.” As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Emily and James sat side by side in the accordion section of an extra-long city bus on their way to the Black Cat restaurant. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Our illness is treated with contempt, foul Black Draught, and castor oil that blunts our minds. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

I look around this class, with Black kids, Latinos, Jews, and Italians, and I wonder how I’m ever supposed to connect with any of them. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

From somewhere outside, the bells of Black Protocol began to ring. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black streams of crude traced down the ship’s hide, running in slick rivulets. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Black and white, and now I see that she is painting a picture of Ruby. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z

When the snows drifted forty and fifty feet high and the ice winds came howling out of the north, the tunnels were all that held Castle Black together. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Crookshanks stood up on Blacks leg and made a soft hissing noise. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

No statement could be obtained either from Malcolm X’s oldest brother, Wilfred X, the Black Muslim minister of Mosque Number 1 in Detroit. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black curls dangled from bits of broken porcelain. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

I can remember a vague commotion, the house filled up with people crying, saying bitterly that the white Black Legion had finally gotten him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over 20,000 enthusiastic people showed up for the Black Christmas parade in Hayti, cheering as groups representing dozens of black organizations marched by. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black windows pierced the flat blank cliffs of white, occasionally flashing a reflection of the moon as the canoe floated by. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Blacks were cautiously hopeful that this might be the end of segregation. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Black Jesus, thank you for this blessing,” Daddy says. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We had heard stories during training about people who, after the Black Hat yelled “Green light go,” had tried to stay in the plane. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Then August picked up a jar of Black Madonna Honey from behind June’s chair, and what she did with it brought everybody back to earth. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Black, are you asleep in there? he thought. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both Ron and Hermione seemed to be much more frightened of Black than he was. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But the mine operators in Black Valley seemed more dangerous. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

The kindly man was waiting for her at the House of Black and White, seated on the edge of the temple pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

This super-sleuth then got off on my “Black Muslim” religious beliefs. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Are you a member of the Black Panthers?" The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I was dubbed the Black Pimpernel, a somewhat derogatory adaptation of Baroness Orczy’s fictional character the Scarlet Pimpernel, who daringly evaded capture during the French Revolution. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her mind flew back to the night of the Black Moon Ceremony. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

So, with the emperor’s laughter still echoing across the courtyard, Pinmei grabbed the needle and yanked the Iron Rod off the Black Tortoise of Winter. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I loved the fact that Damaris was Black like me, smart, and also reveled in spending her summer learning about cell reproduction and the best way to solve algebraic inequalities. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Sometimes my family acts like I don’t know a thing about being Black. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

They seemed to scare most people senseless, and if they were stationed all around the school, Black’s chances of getting inside seemed very remote. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

His thin chest rose and fell rapidly as he watched Harry walking slowly nearer, his wand pointing straight at Black’s heart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Black Tortoise blew on it, a calm, controlled gust of air. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Dad had been a local captain in the Black Panther Party. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

‘You would have been, too, if you had been chased for two days by Black Riders.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Black, spit-shined police shoes with hard rubber soles cracked down on every inch of hardwood floor. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Black, also, was the color of fairness; why else were the robes of judges black? Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

James Baldwin’s books, translated, had made a tremendous impact, as had the book Black Like Me, by John Griffin. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Indicating the seated Elijah Muhammad, Minister Philbert X declared, “Where he leads me, I will follow”—and then he introduced the Black Muslim leader to make his address. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then Father had cut Black Dog across the chest, laying open the shirt. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Marian’s grandfather referred to himself as a Black Jew and practiced his adopted religion in a crowded household of devout Baptists. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

About halfway through the book Emily turned to a short story called “The Black Cat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I told him about Abe Black in Coney Island, and Ada Black with the two Picasso paintings, and the birds that flew by Mr. Black’s window. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I kept the Black Power episodes of Eyes on the Prize in my weekly rotation. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Blacks protected by police and militia bought provisions during the riot. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Dad says, “Watch Black Panther. Make some cocoa. It’s cold outside.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

“Only three hours in Black Swan Green”—Hugo did a funny stagger of amazement—“and I'm being discussed already?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

This measure has been put in place for the safety of Hogsmeade residents and will be lifted upon the recapture of Sirius Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Captain Black was deeply disillusioned by this treacherous stab in the back from someone in high place upon whom he had relied so confidently for support. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

"Drink with the dwarf, it's said, and you wake up walking the Wall. Black brings out my unhealthy pallor." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black sand flowed into my face and down my neck. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Black men, I'm proud of you," the West Indian woman shrilled. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Asha had landed Black Wind on the far side of the island for just such an eventuality. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Harry had never met a vampire, but he had seen pictures of them in his Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and Black, with his waxy white skin, looked just like one. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I told Mr. Montsisi over at the Black Tennis Foundation, and he promised to keep the news secret. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I know Black mentioned picking two wonders and running with them, but I don’t think that’s enough. I think we need to see all of them.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Black men convicted of felonies are the least likely to receive job offers of any demographic group, and suburban employers are the most unwilling to hire them. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

They had life-size Lego statues of George Washington, Batman and a Black pirate with a green bird on his shoulder. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

I think of Dumas and his dad, the Black Count. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I think maybe he’s talking about segregation, when Black people were kept separate from Whites. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

“It was completed, James. I’m positive. The Black Cat clue led somewhere—don’t you see? If Mr. Griswold hadn’t finished his game that would have been a dead end.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise will wish to go home eventually.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Black activists were preaching white extermination and the place was getting ready to explode. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

The Black Book slams shut, and the skeletal figure is yanked back through the ghostly green door before it dissolves into mist. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

"If I could fly, I'd be back at Castle Black eating a pork pie,"- said Sam. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Lupin let go of Black and turned to her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mr. Powell doesn’t say Black students, but that’s probably what he means. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But that “Black Muslims” name never got dislodged. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black picked the smock up off the floor. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Howard Fuller’s use of the phrase Black Power—against this backdrop of contention and violence—stirred a hornet’s nest in both the white and black communities. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise is very strong and very mighty,” Amah said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There were Black Ghosts too, but they were open eyed and full of laughter, more distinct than White Ghosts. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chaplain did not approve of Captain Black and found it difficult not to wish him evil. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dear American Non-Black, if an American Black person is telling you about an experience about being black, please do not eagerly bring up examples from your own life. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Thus I was known as Won-a-pa-lei, which means The Girl with the Long Black Hair, though my secret name is Karana. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black skin gives so much to the canvas,” Catherine continued. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Black churches active in the civil rights movement were at risk of being burned or bombed. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leaning away from the rain under the shallow front porch, Jacob Black stood behind his father’s wheelchair. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Black Santa took a few gulps from his own glass, the same kind of glass that now sat in front of Genie, Ernie, and Tess. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z

Black looked at his commanding officer for support, found none. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Blacks and whites lived separately, ate separately, studied separately, socialized separately, worshipped separately, and, for the most part, worked separately. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Black hair, in its natural state, is “nappy” and disorderly, they told me. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

The Black woman in the South who raises sons, grandsons and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

It’s because of Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, the start of the Christmas shopping season. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Black Betty skidded to a halt, and the SUV blew right by us. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Leo. Leo who? We’re his summer project. Black city kids—‘Let’s show them what they can’t do,’ ” he mocks, furious, hopping on his good foot. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Milo took a firm moral stand and absolutely refused to participate in the Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade until Captain Black called upon him with his delegation and requested him to. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Crazy Horse sat with Black Shawl, his wife. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

During Black History Month, Americans congratulate themselves for having put an end to discrimination against African Americans in employment, housing, public benefits, and public accommodations. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“Black centers,” she said, “for the yellow flowers.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black people’s dogs don’t play fetch; you don’t throw anything to a black person’s dog unless it’s food. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Black hair framed the fair skin of her face, with eyes the blue of pure flame. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

And I think maybe part of what she is saying is that I really need to get some Black friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Every single one gets a little slap on the wrist and goes right back into society, like it’s all good. Black folks or poor folks get on drugs?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Black and purple clouds were swirling across it, and as another thunderclap sounded outside, a fork of lightning flashed across it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black nationalists such as Stokely Carmichael worked to purge longtime white activists from CORE’s leadership. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

In the 1990s Black reviewed thirty-six studies of South American Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“You’ve finished your missions and you don’t need the flight pay. Why don’t you ask for Chief White Halfoat’s job, if you can stand working for Captain Black?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Black’s still in the area, Minister?” whispered Madam Rosmerta. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black cradled his forehead in a broad palm for a moment, then tore it away and said defiantly, “I said, ‘Go lose yourself.’” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“I’m sorry, isn’t Black Protocol the thing we want to avoid at all costs?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black men, women, and children suffering with everything from dementia and tuberculosis to “nervousness,” “lack of self-confidence,” and epilepsy were packed into every conceivable space, including windowless basement rooms and barred-in porches. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

We’d gone to a step show and watched a bunch of guys from the Black fraternities compete for bragging rights as the best steppers on campus. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Even though I didn’t hang out with these girls on the weekends, we were a tight bunch of Black women who lived in the dorm together. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Bran and Meera made up names for those who sang the song of earth: Ash and Leaf and Scales, Black Knife and Snowylocks and Coals. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They learned the basics of Black Widow Bokator—a deadly version of the ancient Cambodian martial art developed specifically for the Scythedom. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Blacks also exercised their recently gained voting rights to boost their fortunes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black stick fingers smeared yellow paste on his eyebrows, stinging him awake. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black smoke and orange flames were already rising from two other huts. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Everyone in Black Valley tensed, like soldiers waiting for battle. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

A strange listlessness had settled over Castle Black since Stannis had marched south, as if the free folk and the black brothers alike were holding their breath, waiting to see what would come. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black exhaust enveloped her, and civilization became this monster that snarled across the sky. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of the Blacks that I had met in those twelve weekends were there. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was more like that bit from the Men in Black movies, where bystanders have their memories erased. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Black conjured heavy manacles from thin air; soon Pettigrew was upright again, left arm chained to Lupin’s right, right arm to Ron’s left. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black Dog kept his promise for a time. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

A day came when it no longer made sense for the knights of Castle Black to dine apart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Our track team isn’t all Black, not even close, but the girls’ relay team is, and they all exchange glances when Coach West asks Angie to help me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

We call ourselves the United Nations, because Isabella is Puerto Rican and Julia is Japanese American, and then there’s me—and yes, we know Black isn’t a nation, but we also know we are united. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“You and Captain Black, and maybe even Corporal Whitcomb. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if I found I didn’t have to be afraid of Corporal Whitcomb any more?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He fired again, and that bullet had far better luck; it slammed into Black Betty’s bumper. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I knew when I walked into practice every day, I’d just be one more Columbia High School fencer, not the Muslim girl or the Black girl. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He read again: Immediately a cordon of five thousand police, augmented by more than three thousand volunteers, was thrown about the Black Belt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks were formerly confined to Africa, Pygmies and Khoisan still live only there, while many more whites and Asians live outside Africa than in it. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black newspapers, however, worked relentlessly to spread the word far and wide about available war jobs and exhorted their readers to apply. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

"I intend to. Any man who tries to harm her—well, I'm too small to be a Black Ear, and I make no claims to courage." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I heard him ask Papa, “Is this Black Fox Hollow?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Valley held her head up, much like she had at the Black Moon Ceremony, and Seven’s heart felt like it had just shattered into a million pieces. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Panting, Black Dog cut again and again at Father’s head, but he always just missed. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black community leaders launched a campaign for respectability. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black water running from under the sodden drifts of ash. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Black Rabbit spoke with the voice of water that falls into pools in echoing places in the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

The streets of the Black Belt were becoming unrecognizable to the old settlers who had taken so much time to build a respectable community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The Black Book flips open and dozens of Amaris appear around the office, each with their hands lifted to the sky. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I apologized to Kim on the way out, and asked her to please apologize to Black on behalf of the three of us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“What, scared to hear your old master’s name?” said Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I leaned to the side to see, sitting across from me, a short, scrawny Black boy with a do-it-yourself haircut, thick red-and-black-framed glasses, super-baggy cargo shorts, and a Malcolm X T-shirt. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Leaving the foundation would have repercussions beyond losing the support, camaraderie, and good will of my friends—I felt like I’d be considered a traitor to the unspoken brother/sisterhood of Black fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Out of the gate in the trees that they had just left rode a Black Rider. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And was the Black Tortoise the stitch that needed to be pulled first before it could all unravel? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Most of the voices are clearly Black or Hispanic. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he knew all about history and would celebrate Black History Month in February and March. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you remember Billy Black down at La Push?” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Black told us about how he used to watch Brother cut when he was younger. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Snape was still drifting weirdly ahead of Black, his chin bumping on his chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Any Black people live in that town?” asks Kelvin. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

She was wondering why a Black girl was getting out of a white man’s car. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

All over Castle Black, Melisandre knew, the same sudden hush had fallen, and every man and boy turned toward the Wall, listening, waiting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black picked up one of the rocks and put it in his pocket. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

So many people wear them at Black Lives Matter rallies and protests, I’m sure she knows what it’s for. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was payback for all those times she made me feel bad about being the poor Black kid from the other side of town. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Indeed, if laboratory mice have too much HLA diversity, Black told me, researchers can’t use them to observe the progress of an infectious disease. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I jumped into the seat of the Black Panther’s son behind me—his window was open. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were the source from which most of the Black Muslims’ attackers came. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black defendant and white victim pairings increased the likelihood of a death sentence even more. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Abby was the second Black I had gone to, eight months before. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Outlanders, foreigners, and freedmen were not allowed inside the Black Wall save at the invitation of those who dwelt within, scions of the Old Blood who could trace their ancestry back to Valyria itself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Momma says it’s totally normal for a Black girl to start earlier with stuff like developing and getting her period and having “grown-up bumps.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The only Black girl, the only Muslim girl, the only hijabi. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Black Betty leaped forward, and this time I was the one that screamed. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Black life is cheap, but in America black bodies are a natural resource of incomparable value. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

She slipped silently into their ranks, scanning the shadows near the Exchange for signs of Black Tip spies. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black, oily matter spouts like a geyser from the street, billowing between the buildings, creating an impenetrable wall of darkness. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

“Because Black’s not worth dying for,” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black chimneys stood up in silhouette against the glowing sky, shooting flames from their tops, and the smell of burning flesh filled the air. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Black was written by Black! I need to find Black!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

A more cynical approach was taken by Tyra Banks, the popular talk show host, who devoted a show in May 2008 to the recurring question, “Where Have All the Good Black Men Gone?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black told her thank you, but she wasn’t done. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black Dog got up and ran off into the trees. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Vladimir's death, the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs was tasked with protecting the Black Book from Moreau and those magician apprentices who avoided capture. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But you have not suffered precisely because you are an American Black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Most sincerely, Jane Goodall Arnold Black got right to the point: “I just can’t help. Sorry.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black people are not supposed to be angry about racism. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Black with rot and old tar, they had long since become unrecognizable. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black and white and grey, all the shades of truth. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“We wanted to ask you about ‘The Black Cat.’” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Black twists curtained her face, stopping just past her shoulder. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Having been to every Friday night party since school began, I knew they avoided them like the Black Death. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

As I was halfway across the street, I heard clapping behind me, almost like the birds’ wings outside Mr. Black’s window. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I mean, the truth is, I had seen Black's work. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

She had been too wrapped up in homework, reading “The Black Cat” in hopes of figuring out what she was supposed to do next in Mr. Griswold’s game, and her family’s adventures. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

The plant where Gold worked, Black explained, used cutting-edge processes to produce many useful chemicals. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My parents have all of these talks with me—like, because I’m Black, I have to be extra careful around the police. Stuff like that.” From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Black ribbons streamed from the tips of his fingers. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Without that protection, Blacks all over the South were prevented from voting by intimidation and violence at the hands of White southerners. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

When all was ordered, the Captains rode forth towards the Black Gate with a great guard of horsemen and the banner and heralds and trumpeters. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

‘And we have learned,’ said the messenger, ‘that the Black Captain leads them once again, and the fear of him has passed before him over the River.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Behind them, the mate murmured, “The Crux couldn’t have gotten here so soon. Think it was the Black Beauty?” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Top brass at the Army didn’t care if the Black Chamber’s work was fit for gentlemen. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Black clouds roll out from the Wastes, and the heavens break open, rain cascading through lightning-edged cracks in the sky. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The tall mountain, the Black One, commanded my attention. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The Great Migration, in which Black folks took any opportunity to flee old Jim Crow and the terror of the Klan, meant that more colored folks were pouring in to the city every day. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

The letter made it back to Black Swan Green, just a few days ago. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you tell me what brought so many Black Tips out in force tonight?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black eyes, black hair almost over his eyes, a little less than middle for height, a little less than middle for weight, sort of middle for everything else. already know.” Orbiting Jupiter 2015-10-06T00:00:00Z

Black fists in black gloves delivering black power two jabs at a time. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

Blacks and whites alike scratched their heads at Grabarek’s abstruse testimony, but it was clear the mayor was no friend of Fuller. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She peeked into the back room and tapped on the wall to get Black's attention. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

After the last person leaves, Mr. Black closes the door and sinks into his chair. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Black chased behind her, yelling for her to stay away just in case Needles was dangerous. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

I deem it to be a tongue of the Black Land, since it is foul and uncouth. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Night falls, and so ends what will come to be known as the Black Thursday of the Confederacy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Black civil rights leaders continued to agitate, but the apartheid machinery ground on unheeding. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Did you write some Black Panther stuff? Girl, you can’t write that stuff in school.” P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Black kids and white kids climbed on the monkey bars and played on the swings. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I’m the only Black student in the class, so I know' everyone’s staring at me, trying to see if I have bat wings or hairy armpits. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

"The first evil," the Old Man said, "is the Bashe snake. It lives underneath the Black Bridge. When a man or beast passes him, he swallows it whole." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But there was not enough park space for all of the new residents crammed into the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise needs help,” hissed the snake, its voice like the wind through pine needles. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I am born on a Tuesday at University Hospital Columbus, Ohio, USA- a country caught between Black and White. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“They won’t let any of us in since the police are here. But everyone’s talking about it. It was targeting Blacks, Jews, and Asians.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

“It was supposed to be between just you and Black Dog.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Black tugged himself erect and began scratching his scrawny long thighs methodically. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Back in the Black Belt, living conditions were fast becoming desperate. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Icicles hung from the collapsed roof of the fire-mined building that had housed Black Muslim Mosque Number 7. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Near the center of the clearing Taran caught his breath at the sight of the Black Crochan, which now had been removed from its sling. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

I saw a device with a button for each apartment, so I pressed the button for A. Black’s apartment, which was 9E. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black smoke obstructs my vision, stings my eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks saw Bacon Street as just another instance of being herded into ghettos—overcrowded, isolated from the rest of the city, and lacking in public services. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Yossarian grimaced sourly at the mere mention of Captain Black, who was already bullying the new fliers each time they stepped into his intelligence tent for maps or information. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“If what these writers say is true, the Black Muslims have the wrong Islam,” he said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black man and the cosmos! That’s where my parents are now.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Stone Crows rode together, and Chella and Ulf stayed close as well, as the Moon Brothers and Black Ears had strong bonds between them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I realized I was in a unique position to transform the way society sees Muslim women and Black women in predominantly white sports, and the way we as ethnic and religious minorities see ourselves. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

On the TV screen a woman named Angela Davis is telling us there's a revolution going on and that it's time for Black people to defend themselves. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Blacks were still not allowed to sit at the counters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Bailey still sat, doubled over his book, a Black hunchbacked gnome. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And now I will never even see Germany, unless they send me to Ravensbruck—I will never see Berlin, or Cologne, or Dresden—or the Black Forest, the Rhine Valley, the blue Danube. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

“Now that’s a Black girl for you,” she says, laughing so hard, I think she might hyperventilate. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black women held jobs in the Monroe Cotton Mill or as domestic servants. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I go, "So the Black Knight was a Cub Scout, huh?" and Freak laughs and says, "That way. We go to the East on a secret mission." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out that the Black Panthers at the People’s Center had taken up a collection for Cecile to fly down here. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I guessed the others were Black Panthers or black people who were in prison. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elsie and I launched our own investigation, I got to question Moreau and used what I learned to get Dylan to tell me about the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Momma and Daddy don’t want me watching the videos of Black people getting shot or choked or beat up by police. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Nor am I, if it comes to that...but when you’re dealing with a wizard like Black, you sometimes have to join forces with those you’d rather avoid.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The Wall had no gates as such, neither here at Castle Black nor anywhere along its three hundred miles. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Hello, beautiful people. It’s your girl, Gervean Campbell, and welcome to another edition of Black, Vegan, and Proud.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

Whatever names Harren the Black had meant to give his towers were long forgotten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black later collaborated with Watt and invested in his new engine. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

I would spend my Saturdays and Sundays finding all of the people named Black and learning what they knew about the key in the vase in Dad’s closet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

While I bolted down my pie, Grandpa blurted out that Son Black had come in the store that morning. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Even though Bobby Kennedy had been killed, I didn’t think the Black Panthers wanted us to remember Bobby Kennedy. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

So he’d borrowed a warhorse and some plate from Lord Dondarrion’s armory and entered the lists at Black- haven as a mystery knight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black closed in from the sides of her eyes. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

Major-general Kallner mopped his brow slowly with a large handkerchief while Dr. Calvin checked the last details with Black. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Black trees—Grover told me they were poplars—grew in clumps here and there. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I forced the memory out of her mind, imagining nothing but air where Black Betty had been in the parking lot. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Black workers going home on foot ran helter-skelter down streets and alleys, ducking into doorways, jumping walls, crawling into cellars, the stampede of footsteps behind them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Could Miles have written the poem because he’s struggling with being one of the only Black kids at school? A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Stubbly, grim, brown leather jacket, All Blacks rugby shirt. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Standing in the threshold of the Black House was a young man in jeans and a denim shirt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Blacks could be trusted more, but anything involving blacks was probably slightly substandard. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Corporal Kolodny tiptoed stealthily into Captain Black’s tent early the next morning, reached inside the mosquito net and gently shook the moist shoulder blade he found there until Captain Black opened his eyes. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

In late September, the Jubilee Singers arrived from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, a school established in 1866 for Black students. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

To Captain Black, every officer who supported his Glorious Loyalty Oath Crusade was a competitor, and he planned and plotted twenty- four hours a day to keep one step ahead. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if he figured something must be amiss if the only two Black fencers on his team both quit, but I wasn’t interested in sticking around to help him figure it out. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

The only relief came from the open door at the front of the plane that our instructors—the Black Hats, we called them—occasionally looked out to inspect our drop zone. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Black silk pajamas hang from her thin frame. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

‘Four days and nights, and on into a fifth, we rode from the Black Stone,’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black starts calling on us, one by one, down the rows, asking for progress reports on our projects. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

In the early nineties when my family and I arrived in Maplewood, the city was approximately 59 percent white and 33 percent Black. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Black folk had been conditioned to look the other way when tragedy struck, especially if the victim was one of their own. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He said he was going to state that he had been hasty to accuse the Black Muslims of bombing his home. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad opened the sliding door, letting in a cloud of the Black Breath that nearly suffocated us all. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s just sometimes, it sure seems like Black folks get way too big of a helping of that unfair pie.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Black is the absence of all colors,” Mike said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

‘He brought me to the Black Gate, as I asked; but it was impassable.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And standing in front of the class taking my poem from her my voice shakes as I recite the first line: Black brothers, Black sisters, all of them were great. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

And then I started to translate our wonderful news for the Whitlaws. 't* fa ft We heard about Black Dog much later, when his coffin was shipped down to us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Sirius Black showed he was capable of murder at the age of sixteen,” he breathed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Stories of law violations are weighed on a different set of scales in the Black mind than in the white. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They didn’t see what they thought they saw!” said Black savagely, still watching Scabbers struggling in Ron’s hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was nothing in what Fuller said that day that he had not already repeated dozens of times in Durham during the past year—except for the phrase “Black Power.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

‘The Black Rider is abroad, and he will yet bring ruin on us. I have no time.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Get the old woman,” he barked, “and bring her through the Black Tortoise Gate.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

We’re at Black Rock, so named because of the rocky cliff formed by the lava rocks that run right up to the beach and just high into the sky. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

To me, a thirteen-year-old Black girl, stalled by the South and Southern Black life style, the city was a state of beauty and a state of freedom. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If Voldemort’s supporters were after me, it was because I put one of their best men in Azkaban — the spy, Sirius Black!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

There was a place called the Black Cat? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Here was Hinkston Creek and Lustig Corners and Black River and Driscoll Forest and Peregrine Mountain and Wilder Town, all the names of people and the things that the people did. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Go on along with them,” Captain Black called out to the chaplain with a hostile and contemptuous sneer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“I have something to tell you today. An incredible bit of news. Black and Korean children, as some in this city would have you believe, aren’t yet boycotting one another’s comer lemonade stands.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Typical of Black Lives Matter individuals who participated in the Ferguson demonstrations is activist and educator Brittany Packnett, who states that the death of Michael Brown deepened her commitment to social justice. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

A gigantic, invisible force was crushing the Black Tortoise Gate. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Or maybe Black would come by and tell me that my father was down at the precinct, arrested for attempted murder or something like that. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

The Sacred Rock had been cut and shaped to look exactly like the Black One, which rose directly behind it. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Half the men in the Black Swan’d’ve been members in those days. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

What Black said about watching Brother cut became obvious, because while he was cutting Noodles, I realized that he cut exactly like Brother did. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They wouldn't let Black people eat at their lunch counters in Greenville, I tell Maria. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“Black polo shirts and Pittsburgh Pirates baseball caps.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

They fluttered, like Mr. Black’s fingers looking for a one-word biography, but no sound came out, not even an ugly sound, or breath. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Whatever was given by Black people to other Blacks was most probably needed as desperately by the donor as by the receiver. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“That’s Black Flag,” he said, then used his phone to stop the music. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Two from Dauntless, two from Erudite, two from Amity, two from Candor, and then: “From Abnegation: Susan Black and Beatrice Prior.” Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

There was hessian music, Black Sabbath, coming from a car up on blocks in the middle of the garage. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

"Very important. White people have always run those centers and they don't always understand the problems. Black children need to look up to black adults." The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black roses bloom in the moonlight, born dead and brittle. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

‘Black figures riding on black horses,’ answered Pippin. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

“You blinded our guys right along with the Black Tips.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The so-called Black Pimpernel was no longer at large. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Violet says to Mr. Black, “I thought if there was something else I could do— maybe research and write a short report.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He watched the sky over the distant Black Mountains the way Josiah had many years before, because sometimes when the rain finally came, it was from the southwest. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

"Kim should be over here in a second. I asked for her to come and give us—well, really, give you the rundown on what's happening with him," Black said as compassionate as he could. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Blacks for several counties around were urged not to shop in Durham that Christmas. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

“There’ll be only one murder here tonight,” said Black, and his grin widened. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We hadn’t been here any time before I spotted your Black Madonna Honey, and there was the same picture on it as my mother had. The Black Madonna of Breznichar of Bohemia.” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black hair hanging like drapes on either side of my nose. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Then I lost my grip and my avatar was sucked directly into the Black Tiger game’s monitor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

“I mean, all your best friends are Black. And so are Hana’s.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

She started the Fulton Firebirds two years ago at the suggestion of her mentor, a Black businesswoman we call Ms. Monica, who is the head lawyer at Coke, and who also is a former softballer. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

One night when Pa was greasing the traps he watched Black Susan come in, and he said: “There was once a man who had two cats, a big cat and a little cat.” Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black people found themselves yet again powerless and relegated to convict leasing camps that were, in many ways, worse than slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“You sold Lily and James to Voldemort,” said Black, who was shaking too. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

When I was in the fourth grade, I started going upstairs to the junior high school library to check out the Black Stallion series. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

He was even around when it was illegal for Black people to use the same water fountains as white people. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Anyone who has seen a gamekeeper’s gibbet knows what the Black Rabbit can bring down on elil who think they will do what they will. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Between the two of us, we’d amassed an impressive collection of books written by twentieth century Black female authors. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

He still hoped to get what he wanted from the Black Rabbit somehow and he felt sure that they had been put into this burrow so that they would be tempted to steal away. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Indeed! With my plague! Half of Europe was decimated by the Black Death, forcing society to evolve! If not for that, you would still be digging for roots, a serf forever bound to your master." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Hiring city guards to do your killing? I’d say that’s an expensive proposition for a gang like the Black Tips. I’m not sure I believe your coffers could support it.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Pettigrew squeaked suddenly, pointing at Black, and Harry saw that he used his middle finger, because his index was missing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The crew had taken to calling him the Black Flame, a name fastened on him by Steffar Stammerer, who could not say “Moqorro.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was on the front veranda with young Toddy Hughes about ten o’clock when Mr. Son Black rode up bareback on his red mare mule. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

That was exactly what Black was counting on. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black and green mold had begun to cover one side of her face—no doubt the reason this statue had been relegated here—but the goddess didn’t seem to mind. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

The only cousin who likes to hang out with Blacks and Latinos. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m not surprised Coach West would know my costume is for one of the Black Panther activists. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

For most of them I might as well have been living in the Black Hole of Calcutta. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

There was nothing Emily could see to identify this building as the former home of the Black Cat cafe, but the address matched what they’d found online, so it must be the right place. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“The Tin Bucket docked at Black Boar Pier two days ago,” Fox whispered. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“He and Hatchet are leaving port this morning on a ship called the Tin Bucket. She’s docked at Black Boar Pier now.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

We just never had any Black Panthers marching down Herkimer Street, knocking on our door demanding that we give to the cause or calling us some kind of Sister name we had never heard of. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Every single hour of today is a Black Magic chocolate, waiting in its box for me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

‘Black horsemen have passed through Bree. On Monday one came down the Greenway, they say; and another appeared later, coming up the Greenway from the south.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And if you are worrying about Black Riders, I can’t see that it is any worse meeting them on a road than in a wood or a field.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Most people hear Black Panther and they think of the movie, but Hana is quick to remind everyone the activists came first. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A flux of circumstances delivered the Laughing Man’s best friend, his timber wolf, Black Wing, into a physical and intellectual trap set by the Dufarges. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

And I say, “Sure,” and she says, “How do you take it?” and I say, “Black,” and she says, “Fine,” and I’m warm all the way back home. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise needs help,” it hissed again. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

And on the next day, when he came back, we smelled opium’s strange, sweet smell—like roasted peanuts—clinging to Black Dog’s clothes, and we knew where he had been. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Today is Saturday and the Housewives’ League is passing out coupons and canvassing to sign up new members in Paradise Valley and Black Bottom. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I told Mr. Black that I would pick him up the next Saturday at 7:00, and we would start then. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Some people think Black people are against the police because of Black Lives Matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Plus, he'd jumped all over Needles for picking the money up off the floor and giving it to Black. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Black rats leapt from the sleeves and from under the coat and hat, a score or more of them, red eyes shining in the dark. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z

Bologna turned out to be the most rewarding event in Captain Black’s life since the day Major Duluth was killed over Perugia and he was almost selected to replace him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

What if Black did know the passage was there? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

It was those same two cops—the white dude and Black woman that had shined their light on us—who showed up at the bodega after Manny had called them. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“The Black Legion was out to get him,” they said. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black settles into his chair and clears his throat. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“How come you put the Black Madonna on your honey?” The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s enough filth on my robes without you touching them,” said Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black men are the only men likely to tick “all,” but some don’t even tick Black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We are both Black, but we don’t look anything alike. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

For centuries colored people were told: Blacks are monkeys. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

I’m not white on the inside, Black on the outside. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Everyone in Momma’s book club is Black, and they’re always asking me stuff like this. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

But another line—“Black lady fell down on the ground”—was clear enough. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

People up there bought so many of her candles and jars of honey she couldn’t keep up with it, and there were tins of Black Madonna All-Purpose Beeswax for her special customers. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

His master had fallen at the very moment when he, Black, had shown his true colors as a traitor. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Tyrion swung his horse about to peer down the Black- water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black vines crept in and out of windows, through doors and over archways, up the sides of high stone walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hiding here in Castle Black with your white dog?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

That was where His Grace left Queen Selyse and their daughter Shireen when he assembled his knights for the march to Castle Black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

On the way to school, Momma has the car radio turned to a news station, and they’re talking about a big Black Lives Matter protest happening in front of the Wilshire Community police station. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Others came to offer congratulations or make threats against the Black Tips. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I wanted to go to the Black Forest. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

But in the last resort it made no difference which of the Black Jackets it had been. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rapid City was a large town on the northeast edge of the Black Hills. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Black cats and paper pumpkins gather on the school windows. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

Was she going to be a schoolteacher or a librarian or maybe open a beauty parlor down there on Black Mountain Road? Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

“Black Dog is a member of the Company.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Newark’s Black residents were protesting the racism and relentless police brutality endemic to the city. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

That might sound like I don’t know I’m Black, which isn’t true. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe Matthias was lying, or all this stuff about Black Protocol is a fake to keep people from even trying to open the gates. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black skirt, black sandals, and Finch’s black T-shirt, which I’ve belted. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Blacks pressed for better schools whenever they could. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I couldn't believe she was Black's girl. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“The white man’s Heaven,” sings a Black Muslim minister, “is the black man’s Hell.” The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“You shouldn’t have done that,” said Black, looking at Harry. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

‘Yes, He has only four on the Black Hand, but they are enough,’ said Gollum shuddering. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Inside it’s like Black Friday at its worst—but today it’s not televisions and video games people are after. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The Long Knives still have lots of bullets,” Black Moon said. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Almost immediately after the shooting, Black Lives Matter arranged a “Black Lives Matter Freedom Ride” to Ferguson, involving some five hundred demonstrators. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I could see myself remaining in South Africa, an outcast, rejected by the Black Tennis Association and not accepted by the white tennis association because of apartheid. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

After learning about this sad history I again telephoned Francis Black. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

I imagined a mob of Black Panthers saying it with me. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

We walk over to Black Bottom, where people are going about their day. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

He just was trying to get over on Black and get something for nothing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“To get him to reveal the location of the Black Key?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

There’s also a message from Black Girls Rock!—a group for teenagers—cool! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He snorted, even as another bullet pinged against Black Betty’s metal skin. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

“Red fire. Black cross. White hoods. They’re here. Now,” he told Mama. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

He is a handsome, lightskinned Black who speaks with a precise television- newscaster accent. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

The great doors of the Black Gate swung back wide. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Did you know there’s a story called ‘The Black Cat’?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

When they met in the middle, James asked, “Have you read ‘The Black Cat’ yet? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Beside the bed, still dressed in mail hauberk and travel-stained cloak, sat her father's brother, the Black- fish. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Matthos lent him a hand to help him hack over the raiL For those few instants, Black Betba and White Hart were the calm eye in the midst of the storm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

John Mark stops the truck in front of a large group of Black students. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

If this naming revolution was indeed inspired by Black Power, it would be one of the movement’s most enduring remnants. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I wrote a letter to Ray Black in prison, but I never got a response. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks and whites hoard the streetcar at the end of a workday in the Union Stock Yard. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The supervisor said, “Wait. I’m going to have Little Black George try.” Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We started working with poor children and families in Black Belt counties across the South. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Black businessmen walked side by side with black orthodox Jews. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“Black beans and rice, fried bananas, and some stew.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black stopped struggling, though his hollowed eyes were still fixed on Scabbers, who was clamped tightly under Ron’s bitten, scratched, and bleeding hands. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black eyes glistened, bright and hard under hairy eyebrows. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black bodies sweating and grunting to get the points that would let them sweat and grunt in the sun for another game. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Tobias doesn’t mess with the Black or Latino boys, at least on the bus. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

It wasn’t at all the way the television showed militants— that’s what they called the Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Look over there at all those Black people. Who do you think they are?” Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

I'd put on the door chain 'cause Dad says not even Black Swan Green's safe from perverts and maniacs. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black goes on about how he wants us to feel free to choose the places that strike our fancy, no matter how obscure or far away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

I said the blessing and then I asked, “Why the Black Panthers call you Inzilla?” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

What could be so heavy that he, the great Black Tortoise, the strongest of all beasts, could not lift it? When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I had been collecting money for a month when I saw Black Dog lounging in a doorway, staring at the May rain. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have to be Black to support Black Lives Matter,” I say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Allen was standing with his regiment at the base of the Black Virgin Mountain. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

“I was the first Black player on a state champion team. You just led the first all-Black team to a 12U softball district title. You earned this.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

We went on and on about Fern and the Black Panthers at the Free Huey rally. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Black newspapers and their readers wasted no time in making the link between America’s inadequacy in space and the dreadful conditions facing many black students in the South. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I knew also that these young men would eventually become frustrated because Black Consciousness offered no program of action, no outlet for their protest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Weariness, grief for his father’s mood, a wound, and over all the Black Breath,’ said Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Black, he thought, he’s wearing black, he was one of the Watch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black blood dripped from the wounds in her side. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

“Black girl” said with fury and disdain, not kindness and respect. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

A friend who knows being Black means all sorts of things. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black cleared some space around the barber chair. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Black forms crawl around in the shadows, silencing whoever survives the fall. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

A saleswoman, who was a middle-aged Black woman, greets us, then hurries to the back when Anastasia gives her a green numbered ticket. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

A British player, Robert Wade, supplied Bobby with a detailed analysis of Spassky’s openings in two loose-leaf books, one marked “Spassky; White” and the other “Spassky: Black.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

The Hebridean Black feeds mostly on deer, though it has been known to carry off large dogs and even cattle. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I instantly thought about the fact that Black knows how to cut hair but apparently not his own. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

He had ordered out two hundred men, more than half the garrison of Castle Black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black sharecroppers, cotton pickers, and miners making even lower wages in Alabama jumped at the chance. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

Black and purple streaks covered her cheeks, a combination of her makeup and tears. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

Black women replaced them, accounting for 60 percent of all domestics in the 1940s, and dominated the field until other occupations began to open up to them. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘You can’t be thinking of doing that. It is quite as dangerous as Black Riders.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

All the rights my sisters and I had been filled with only existed at the People’s Center or out of the mouths of Black Panthers. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Black brothers, northmen, free folk, Thenns, queen’s men, all of them fell quiet, listening. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And many students, having studied first the book and then the Playboy interview, wanted to hear in person this so-called “fiery Black Muslim.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had become worried that Malcolm X, bitter, would want to go back through the chapters in which he had told of his Black Muslim days and re-edit them in some way. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each clan had its own cookfire; Black Ears did not eat with Stone Crows, Stone Crows did not eat with Moon Brothers, and no one ate with Burned Men. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

While we were in the car I told him all about how I was going to meet everyone in New York with the last name Black. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Black spot—about the size of a dime,” Mom said, poking her index finger at his chest. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The song also provides the music for two other very famous songs, “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” and the “A-B-C” song. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

Before the riots, the only Black Panther he cared about was T’Challa. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Bronn was waiting by the gate with his litter and an escort of mounted Black Ears. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He was now eager to learn how the Black Disciples worked, from top to bottom. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

First, the Free Blacks, who came looking for opportunities across the North; and later, the Haitians, who had taken their independence by force. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z

Black said that's pretty much how he learned everything he knew. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Ms. Jacobs should really stop acting like just because I’m Black, I’m the only one in class who has an opinion about Black stuff. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“My shoes. Black Chuck Taylor All Stars. They bestow their wearer with both speed and flight.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Terrible to admit it, but everyone in Black Swan Green felt relief that it was only the Sheffield. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Black, yes. But not so black as us. Not so very, truly black.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I never suspected myself of such an imagination. Black hair, blue eyes, and white skin! What a strange man, and yet—quite handsome.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black’s already murdered a whole bunch of people in the middle of a crowded street. Do you really think he’s going to worry about attacking Harry just because we’re there?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But why should it be so hard? Why do you have to struggle with me being gay, but you don’t struggle with me being Black?” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The western boundary of the Black Belt met the eastern boundary of Packingtown at Wentworth Avenue, presenting the opportunity for all sorts of cooperative interaction between the races: in stores, schools, parks, each other’s homes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black Susan ran out and hid in the barn, but Jack leaped in circles through the snow, barking as though he would never stop. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I’ve been alone with him loads of times, having defense lessons against the dementors. If he was helping Black, why didn’t he just finish me off then?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Mom knew how good of a baker I was and even told me I could be the first Black girl to win the show one day. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

My pretty Black brother was my Kingdom Come. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Tortoise of Winter had returned home. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

In the classroom we all learned past participles, but in the streets and in our homes the Blacks learned to drop s’s from plurals and suffixes from past-tense verbs. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

I have no problem with Bernard being Black. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Blacks here were assumed to be slaves unless they could prove they were free—unless they had their free papers. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Once Casde Black had housed five thousand fighting men with all their horses and servants and weapons. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

We agreed to shout out “Black Infinity!” when Julia came on because each episode would be all about her character. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

After Gran had shared the former news anchor’s proposal, my parents scoped out Ms. Campbell’s online video blog, Black, Vegan, and Proud, before giving the okay. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

It’s kind of like how being a Black kid from the projects makes Mr. Jenson feel the need to watch me extra close every time I come in his store. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

After our friend from New York hired a secretary and had his cards printed, Black approached the mark with a proposition. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A police captain who knew well the animosity between the Black Belt and Packingtown communities was deeply concerned. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The priest was pointing at the Black Wall behind the temple, gesturing up at its parapets, where a handful of armored guardsmen stood gazing down. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The woman said that the dream was sad, but Mr. Rodriguez and Poli looked up the dream in the Black Cat dream book to see which number to play. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was easier jumping from Black Rock than doing this. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

Waiting, imagining I’m hearing Black brother, black brother. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She had been too long in the House of Black and White to be afraid of a false face. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Blacks who rode a city bus paid their money in the front of the bus but entered and got off the bus through the back door. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

She gave me a strange look, but didn’t ask why until I packed up a piece of our second attempt at a Black Forest cake. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

There were no seats for the boys, so they had squatted on the ground in front of the Black Jackets. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

Even the Black Death, a symbol of virulence, was not as deadly as these epidemics are claimed to be. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

It was Captain Black who came with advice to Captain Piltchard and Captain Wren as they pitched about in their bewildering predicament. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

You made sure the world heard about the beauty of maple sugar children, and the artfully tattooed backs of Black sailors venturing out to foreign places. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

At the top, we stand—wheezing like Mr. Black—beside the Christmas tree, which sits planted all year. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Sleep came, and with it came my dream-fate which drew me to the witches’ Black Mass. I saw all, and it was exactly as my uncle had described it. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black was frowning slightly at Hermione, but not as though he were annoyed with her. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black people weren’t going to take segregation much longer. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard the word boy is what racists call a Black man. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

"We must do something to help the people," Black said. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

Though Harry had by no means forgotten about Black, he couldn’t brood constantly on revenge if he wanted to help Hagrid win his case against the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She was smiling on the night of the Black Moon Ceremony as her father chastised her. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“But Sirius Black escaped from them,” Harry said slowly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Harry looked down at Ron, and as their eyes met, they agreed, silently: Black and Lupin were both out of their minds. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Later on I encountered other Bigger Thomases who did not react to the locked-in Black Belts with this same extremity and violence. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Out of the wreck rose the Black Rider, tall and threatening, towering above her. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The derelict quiet lasted only a moment before Black Bottom erupted from all its alleys and doorways. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Based on the protests happening around the city, that’s what a whole bunch of people think too—mostly Black people. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Reggie motions us through and points at my Black Panther hoodie. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

I made a decision that I wouldn’t ask about the key, because I wanted her to believe that we had come to see her museum, and I think Mr. Black had the same idea. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

While bringing up the Black, Vegan, and Proud YouTube channel, I sat hunched forward, mere inches from the screen. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“Hollister’s in there, talking to someone. Do you think he might help us with the Black Cat clue?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Then I found out that there was a place called Black in every state in the country, and actually in almost every country in the world. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“The Black Tortoise Gate,” he said, giving her a look. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

If we learned anything from our summer with the Black Panthers, we learned to be clear about what we wanted, and to be willing to do what was necessary to get it. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

I could not help watching as the Five Black Categories confessed. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pearl, Yellow, Long, and Black met in secret. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

The pantry door stood wide open, giving the sight and smell of goodies on the shelves, and Black Susan came purring down the stairs from the attic, where she had been taking a nap. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was pointing at Black, who suddenly crossed to the four-poster bed and sank onto it, his face hidden in one shaking hand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

About one third of South American Indians, Black discovered, have identical or near-identical HLA profiles; for Africans the figure is one in two hundred. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Black corpses were routinely exhumed from graves for research, and an underground shipping industry kept schools in the North supplied with black bodies from the South for anatomy courses. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

In the streets of Black Bottom, Desdemona was appalled at the way people lived. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Who you talking about? Black people or white people?” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is still between you and Black Dog for all we care.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Being part of a Black First was a powerful symbol, she knew just as well as anyone, and she embraced her son’s achievement with delight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“Besides, I never done no wedding feast, m’lord. Black brothers don’t never take no wifes. It’s in the bloody vows, I swear ’tis.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was all prepared to pat myself on the back, because I’d mastered Black Tiger long ago, during the first year of the Hunt. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

I wondered if Mr. Black took the picture. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black audiences feel warmer, there is almost a musical rhythm, for me, even in their silent response. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said I did not trust no white man because all they wanted was to get a chance to kill a Black man legally and get his wife in the bed. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cassius never announced himself a member of any “Black Muslims.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Since I’d started fencing, other parents had casually mentioned it to my mom when she was in the stands at my competitions, thinking she might be interested in checking it out since we were Black. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

‘Don’t let us go too far!' said Frodo. ‘I don’t want to be seen, but I want to see if it is another Black Rider.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

And the greatest of them, Balerion, the Black Dread, could have swallowed an aurochs whole, or even one of the hairy mammoths said to roam the cold wastes beyond the Port of Ibben. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The Black Hats yelling “Get ready, Airborne!” brought me back to task. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

“Black” Burton, a man evil-tempered and malicious, had been picking a quarrel with a tenderfoot at the bar, when Thornton stepped good-naturedly between. The Call of the Wild 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z

I also don’t get why some people would think that Black people are against them wen we’re the ones getting shot. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Gerald Black had taken his degree in etheric physics the year before and, in common with his entire generation of physicists, found himself engaged in the problem of the Drive. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The Black Belt shone as a symbol of the power of the ballot all across black America. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black pants, black shirt, black shorts in the summer. Liar & Spy 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Black fabric hung from homes and public buildings. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Black said abruptly to Harry as they made their slow progress along the tunnel. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She reopens the book, flipping past the Black Book entry until she lands on a new page: Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black shoes sat on the worn Persian carpet beside the bed. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“She not only recruited the first Black American to be launched into space, Guion Bluford Jr., but also Sally Ride, the first female American astronaut.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

“You are right when you said nothing could harm the Black Tortoise,” the Sea King said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, there is a film by that name, based on a book, but I meant the pub where I worked years ago. The Black Tulip is near Bloom’s Bakery, the one Frankie’s father owns.” The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

For this reason, Southern Blacks until the present generation could be counted among America’s arch conservatives. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

After three years at our junior high school, in a ghetto neighborhood that in-cluded many Asians, Blacks, Mexicans, and other white migrants from the south, we had ended up close to being social equals. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even so, most people were afraid of Black Panthers because they carried rifles and shouted “Black Power.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black blood was flowing from the wound where the spear had pierced him, smoking where it dripped onto the scorched sands. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had that Black Panther stuff in me, and it was pouring out at every turn. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom and Dad enrolled us in the Mary S. Black Elementary School, a long, low building with an asphalt playground that turned gooey in the hot sun. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black Dog was the son born of Uncles second wife—Uncle had taken more than one wife, as was the custom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I invented a Black Box Yellow Pages, which is a phone book that’s made out of the material that they make the black boxes on airplanes out of. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Nearly every day, some attack on the “Black Muslims” would appear in some newspapers. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black business owners who didn’t take the “right position” had their notes called in, orders dropped, supplies of vital materials delivered late or not at all. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black holes are so dense that if you get too close—past the so-called event horizon—the escape velocity is faster than the speed of light. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Black Oxfords followed Blue Pumps to the door. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then the way I identify myself leaves some people perplexed: Black but Muslim. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know, sugar. I try to keep an open mind, but all these trials seem to end the same way. Doesn’t seem like Black folks can get any justice.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Black hands,” she said, scrubbing at her face. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Black women were armed; black women were dangerous and the less money they had the deadlier the weapon they chose. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they drew closer to the Black Wall and the crowded districts near the Long Bridge, they saw a dozen of them. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“He’s not an Arab. He’s from the Black Sea.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Actually, I do. After you get rid of them” — he threw a dark glance in the Blacks’ direction — “you still have to prepare Charlie to meet your new boyfriend.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Members of the Black Consciousness Movement vowed to continue the struggle. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I took these techniques, these ways of seeing and feeling, and twisted them, bent them, adapted them, until they became my ways of apprehending the locked-in life of the Black Belt areas. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“Do the police hate us? Hate Black people?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black cats crossed the road just to get away from her. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, gentlemen, to the secret archives of the American Black Chamber!” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

In the evening classes I took drama and dance, along with white and Black grownups. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Harry had the impression Black was making no effort to prevent this. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I’ll understand, of course, if you want to stay with your aunt and uncle,” said Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The first thing I tell them is that at least where my own particular Black Nationalist organization, the Organization of Afro- American Unity, is concerned, they can’t join us. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Most former slaves voted for the Republicans, Lincoln’s party, with some Black men winning election to political office. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

The walls around us are cluttered with construction paper posters, marker-drawn announcements for spring sports tryouts, and Black History Month events. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some of the windows reflected the sky, and one of the Black Jackets was repairing a couple of broken tiles on a roof. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

She shows me the big afro wig and gold hoop earrings and Black Panther T-shirt she is going to wear. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“If you’re going to tell them the story, get a move on, Remus,” snarled Black, who was still watching Scabbers’s every desperate move. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The trees roared over Captain Blacks head; the earth roared under his feet. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black’s wand arm rose, but Lupin seized him around the wrist, gave him a warning look, then turned again to Pettigrew, his voice light and casual. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X did telephone, after about an hour, and I met him at the Black Muslims’ newspaper office in Harlem, a couple of blocks further up Lenox Avenue from their mosque and restaurant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black? No cream or sugar at all?” asked Grace. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Big Ma called him “the main trouble stirrer” because he was the leader of the Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just like in Alabama, folks here are in all shades of brown, so many they call this part of Chicago the Black Ghetto, or the Black Belt. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z

Black told Gold that the Soviet government had abolished private property and was making all the decisions about what the economy should produce, and how goods should be distributed. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

But I wish she’d stop acting like I’m the only one in class who would understand a Black perspective. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

To the west were the Black Hills, and to the east were the endless prairies. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Lawrence told them it was even more deadly than the Black Death, the plague that struck Europe during the time of the knights. I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

There was a place called the Black Cat? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Black blood dripped from the blade, and the lips of Queen Elena were set in a feral snarl as she lifted her sword. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Because there are Black people being killed just for being Black. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

General Kallner cleared his throat ominously, “Why have no complaints reached me on the matter, Black?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Every day Fannie talked to Black Valley miners and their families, telling the women they deserved to live like Americans: have bathtubs, indoor plumbing, and sanitary homes with curtains on the windows. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

When the sea turned to silver and the cold chilled the light of the sun, Pinmei knew the Black Tortoise of Winter had arrived with his usual calmness. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I keep hollering, “Black Lives Matter,” and some other people join in. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Across Packingtown and the Black Belt, people returned to their homes. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

A bunch of kids stand around waiting, and my palms get all itchy because there is a small group of Black kids standing together. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Whispered Malcolm X to Detective Sergeant Edward McClellan, “Those are all Black Muslims. At least two of them I recognize as being from New York. Elijah seems to know every move I make.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What else could hold the Black Tortoise? It’s the only thing! The Iron Rod!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Black skirt and white blouse for the competition.” Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

“Georgia Douglas Johnson. I read some of her work in a book called 3000 Years of Black Poetry. I’d never heard of her before, and I bet nobody else in class has either.” Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

American Blacks, too, are tired of talking about race. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

She’s the only Black teacher I have, and I think she’d understand about the armband, but I also don’t want it to be a big deal. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

To the nation, Black Easter dawned as a day of great mourning; to John Wilkes Booth, it began as a day of salvation. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Led by three young Black Minorca pullets, the hens made a determined effort to thwart Napoleon’s wishes. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z

They washed the cars for the Black Jackets, cleaned their boots and their guns, delivered love letters. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I bet you don’t have a single Black friend,” Stephanie says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Mama hummed “Little Black Cat,” my favorite lullaby, over and over, and I finally fell asleep. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

If I hadn’t walked right by Black Betty, running my hand against her bruised side, I don’t think I would have seen Liam at all. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Would she ever feel Black Wind’s deck beneath her feet again? A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black street gangs in particular flourished in Chicago, with membership in the tens of thousands by the 1970s. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Vonetta didn’t seem to care that we were in some sort of Black Panther summer camp, learning to become Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Back in the Black Belt, rumors of violence spread. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Anderson used his power to earmark municipal funds to clean up the Black Belt’s crumbling sewers and streets. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Biafra is born! We will lead Black Africa! We will live in security! Nobody will ever again attack us! Never again!” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“But, there is something you can do,” Black continued. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black gossip post-balloons storm overhead, with their candles shining down on me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Bailey and I had seen the books which showed how she had lent money to Blacks and whites alike during the Depression, and most still owed her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Rider flung back his hood, and behold! he had a kingly crown; and yet upon no head visible was it set. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Blacks would prosper if they just kept their noses to the grindstone and stayed out of trouble—that is, politics. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

The first thing Black said was: “I am a Communist. And I am going to make a Communist out of you.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course,” said Black, and the ghost of a grin flitted across his gaunt face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black lace even climbed up little sticks and hugged her throat. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I stopped midway through building my gunpowder pile to play with, the Black Cats and somehow dropped a match into the pile. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“And even though it’s not fair, Black folks are followed more often than others. A friend of mine filed a lawsuit a few years ago for a young man—for this very thing.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He swung his fist into Black Dog’s jaw with a solid smack. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We have a lot of minutes,” Mr. Black said. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

All the intelligence she had gathered on the Black Tips came back to her in a sickening rush—Oomen, Geels’ shambling enforcer, the one who could crush skulls with his bare hands. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“There’s no one there,” Captain Black exclaimed cheerfully, trying to make Yossarian understand. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Inside I thought, But technically she never actually said her last name was Black. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I guess I got that idea from the Blacks who made museums of each other. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Other episodes of mass fatality are abundantly documented: the Black Death in Europe, the post-collectivization famine in the Soviet Union, even the traffic in African slaves. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Black brothers were folding their tents, feeding their horses, and chewing on strips of salt beef. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black tar paper covered the small wooden structure. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

Black drops dripped from the blade and smoked on the floor. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Blacks outnumbered whites by a ratio of more than ten to one. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The hate shown here isn't just about people who are Jewish or Black or anything else. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

‘The Black Riders?’ said Pippin, opening his eyes, and they were wide and dark with an old fear re-awakened. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Each time Captain Black forged ahead of his competitors, he swung upon them scornfully for their failure to follow his example. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Dawn was still an hour off when Jon glimpsed the towers of Castle Black ahead of them, dark against the pale immensity of the Wall. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Black’s not fool enough to try anything in Hogsmeade,” said Ron. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"It ain't crooked, man," Black said, looking as hard as he could. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“Black? Like a cave? That might be cool.” Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

“Okay,” I said, excited to see another Black female fencing saber. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Black holes are very, very massive, so they are subject to the laws of relativity; at the same time, black holes are very, very tiny, so they are in the domain of quantum mechanics. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

‘Then you must go. I must stay here anyway. But I’m hurt. The Black Pits take that filthy rebel Gorbag!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“The Bureau doesn’t have the Black Book anymore.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I don’t know why Stacy is using the code for We are Black girls. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black and brown young people, old people, Muslims and non-Muslims alike need role models to show that their dreams are possible. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Blacks and whites lived together in the same city, but we truly lived in separate worlds. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

A burger at Black Steer cost at least 20 rand. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And if he was somebody like Son Black, he might just push my daddy and Uncle Camp clean out. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

In the early decades of the twentieth century, the streetcar traveled up and down the Black Belt throughout the day, picking up passengers along the way, setting them down again at their destinations. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Finally, Emily said, “Well, at least we can cross the Black Cat restaurant off our list.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Maybe they thought Black barbers wouldn’t know how to cut white heads. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Do you really think I would risk attacking the Bureau for the Black Book without already possessing the Black Key?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Not that I identified with the newcomers, nor with the rare Black descendants of native San Franciscans, nor with the whites or even the Asians, but rather with the times and the city. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And Vonetta said, “Right on!” and we thought we looked pretty tough standing there guarding the stall for our sister like the Black Panthers guarded the courthouse steps for Huey Newton. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

‘But what about the Black Riders? Would it be safe to wait one day for Gandalf?’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Blacks were given the crumbs from the table, and had no option but to accept them. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“What’s up with that spaceman outfit? You in the Black Eyed Peas now?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even among prisoners on death row, the annual execution rate is only 2 percent—compared with the 7 percent annual chance of dying faced by a member of the Black Gangster Disciple Nation crack gang. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

I made the Black Power sign with my fist. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Poor Black Dog never even lived to spend the money he took from us. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The lad had taken great pride in serving as a king’s squire, and it had wounded him when Stannis commanded him to remain at Castle Black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black blinked and looked down at the cat. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Barack’s announcement had inadvertently been scheduled for the same day as the State of the Black Union, a forum organized each year by the public-broadcasting personality Tavis Smiley, who was evidently angry about it. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

But when I got home and opened the side door to the barn, I found Black Dog there, rummaging through our bedding. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I first started at Emerson, Hana told me the Black kids sit by the basketball courts. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

The white God has not delivered them; perhaps the Black God will. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

She looked at Black—Kenny, as she called him—and gave him a sweet grin. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Once, for instance, he told me that he had learned that a Harlem couple, not Black Muslims, had named their newborn son “Malcolm” after him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black’s gaunt face broke into the first true smile Harry had seen upon it. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Blacks caught sitting in white sections of buses or trolleys, no matter how crowded, were subject to fines. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

In all the past Ravenskillian Black Moon Ceremonies she’d researched in preparation, not one showed an example of best friends sorted into different covens. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

"Black brothers are sworn never to take wives, don't you know that? And we're guests in your father's hall besides." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The top 120 men in the Black Disciples gang represented just 2.2 percent of the full-fledged gang membership but took home well more than half the money. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“What was there to be gained by fighting the most evil wizard who has ever existed?” said Black, with a terribly fury in his face. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black waiters were cautiously optimistic that by banding together with white waiters, they might bring their employers to the bargaining table. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black holes are zero-dimensional, as are particles such as the electron. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

It shook me up too, can’t lie, but Malik’s been on another level, always talking about social justice and reading up on stuff like the Black Panthers. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Black families, often working very hard to make ends meet, wanted to clearly define which behavior was acceptable and which was not. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

The protesters had issued an ultimatum, demanding that the government repeal the Black Act. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Du Bois included in his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, a brilliant but haunting short story. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Past students, she explained, had studied orcas, diabetes, astronaut food, the Black Death, velociraptors, solar hurricanes, and bioterrorism. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

My mother tells us the Black Panthers are doing all kinds of stuff to make the world a better place for Black children. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“There is no group in the United States more able to carry out this threat than the Black Muslims,” he said. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black people were not allowed in the park, and so it filled our dreams. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just a piece down the railroad tracks near Mr. Son Black’s farm. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

Black was sprawled at the bottom of the wall. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Just west of Chicago’s Black Belt sat the white immigrant communities known as Packingtown. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To get to the Northern Mountain, Ku-Ang had to cross the abandoned Black Bridge. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Before either of them could say another word, something ginger streaked past Harry; Crookshanks leapt onto Black’s chest and settled himself there, right over Black’s heart. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“In this country, Black people must face racism every single moment of their lives.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Mean, I say, “Basketball. Nobody plays baseball no more. Black kids play the court. Want to be Jordan. James. Curry. Lame if you can’t dribble and throw.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

“Black Betty may drive the straight and true path, but souped up, she is not.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

He, Harry, had broken wizard law just like Sirius Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The brother gods Semosh and Selloso dreamed in twin temples on opposite sides of the Black Canal, linked by a carved stone bridge. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It took me three hours and forty-one minutes to walk to Aaron Black, because public transportation makes me panicky, even though walking over bridges also makes me panicky. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d expected to wake in the den of the Black Tips or some other rival gang. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black could arrange to get Gold the job, if Gold was willing to move to New Jersey. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the Kerch area, the 46th Guards shared the sky with the male pilots of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

In March, the Red Army began fighting in Crimea, a huge peninsula in the Black Sea on the southern edge of Ukraine, the Soviet state that produced most of the nation’s food. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black seems happy with this, and then he’s on to the next person. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“They captured Bologna during the night, sir. Is the mission canceled ?” “What are you talking about, Black?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The Black Muslim National Convention was scheduled to begin that Friday in Chicago, to last for three days. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two days later, he telephoned me to meet him again at the Black Muslim restaurant. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

For all eternity, the human would regret making the Black Tortoise of Winter so...so... When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

There was an ensuing confrontation between them and followers of Elijah Muhammad in front of the Black Muslim restaurant at 116th Street and Lenox Avenue. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Bind up Black Dog’s wound and gather his things. He is no longer a member of this brotherhood. I have had enough of his disobedience. He’s already been warned of the penalty.” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The girl was seated by the hearth, sipping wine at a round wooden table with three of the Black Ears he'd left to guard her and a plump man whose back was to him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It still always shocked me when it wasn’t just Muslim people or Black people who were moved by my story and who felt love for me despite both our different and shared experiences. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

They speak through me Black as they want to be. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Few had reflected that Malcolm X, upon becoming a Black Muslim minister, had signed an oath of poverty, so that for twelve years he never acquired anything in his own name. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

To critics, these riots clearly resulted from the Black Power movement. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Further discussion of Sirius Black plainly wasn’t what Ron had had in mind. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“We just have to get there before Moreau does and convince the Key Holder to give us the Black Key.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Blacks would continue being suspicious of the motives of whites; and whites would continue being suspicious of the motives of blacks; blacks would continue hating whites; and whites would continue fearing blacks. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The vaults were full of old clothing, garments claimed from those who came to the House of Black and White to drink peace from the temple pool. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

She swallowed and said, “Couldn’t someone get the Black Tortoise to go home now?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That was a ‘help Agent Fiona get the Black Key’ look.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black disclets and bits of polished quartz all bright from the mist off the river. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

The Black newcomer had been recruited on the desiccated farm lands of Georgia and Mississippi by war-plant labor scouts. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And I say, Black Mary straight up and then I get to laughing at myself, setting in my kitchen having this daydream, cause the raciest thing I ever take is the purple Nehi. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“Do you have any Black teachers this year?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black hair’s still webbed in the silver hairbrush. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

Black smoke seemed to cloud the surface of the Mirror. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Crazy Kelvin, the strongest-speaking Black Panther my sisters and I had met at the People’s Center, who was also shown up to be a phony. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

According to Daddy, he was almost one of the first Black players recruited to the MLB. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

I got Black Dog’s hat and shirt and joined Father, who had already started to walk toward the alley mouth. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The names we chose were descriptive, not sentimental: Big Red, Black Mare, White Giant. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Black rats and a pig root around in a ravine where the children play. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

He had star status in the Black Belt, where Democrats were remembered as the party of the slave-owning southern planters, and Republicans as the freedom fighters. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Black Swan Green hasn't got any swans. That's the village joke.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

What was left of his fortune, the Laughing Man converted into diamonds, which he lowered casually, in emerald vaults, into the Black Sea. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“I can’t tell you the exact nature of what was said, but I can tell you there were no direct threats. Just hateful words specifically aimed at the Black, Jewish, and Asian communities.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Wun Wun had never tasted wine until he came to Castle Black, but once he had, he had taken a gigantic liking to it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Black? Black?” said Fudge distractedly, turning his bowler rapidly in his fingers. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Black birds pierce the sky like inverse stars. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z

Black crepe hung in swags around the walls, and hundreds of holy candles glittered in a rack at one end of the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

They knew that the castle was being searched again, and the whole House stayed awake in the common room, waiting to hear whether Black had been caught. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Some say that the Black Rabbit hates us and wants our destruction. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Although he had never really contemplated the possibility before, Captain Black understood at once that he was the logical man to succeed Major Duluth as squadron commander. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

“They’re bound to catch Black soon. He’s been sighted once already.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black Ears rode on both sides of him, their grisly necklaces looped about their throats, while Bronn went in front to clear the way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I looked around the counter and observed a middle-aged Black male of approximately 200 pounds. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to be sweet on Son Black herself, so I reckon she knew what she was talking about when she added, “Son’s right nice-lookin’ and smart, but his mouth sure isn’t any prayer book. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

“Never saw one without the other, did you? The number of times I had them in here — ooh, they used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and James Potter!” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Maddened by grief, no doubt, and knowing that Black had been the Potters’ Secret-Keeper, he went after Black himself.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They did not know where they were going, except that they were going away from the Black Rabbit’s warren. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of those were because Mr. Black had to convince me to get on the Staten Island Ferry. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black calla lilies and roses burst from pots and line trellises that ring the room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Black leaders backed their talk with political muscle. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The mark allowed how he was being interested, so Black said he would tell his friend and they’d get in touch with him. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Those kids, the Black Panthers, they're down at the police station now staging a protest,” Leon said. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

I’d never considered myself ignorant to the hate that existed in the world—my father had spoken to us several times about the dangers we’d face for being Black and Muslim in America. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Castle Black was already beginning to stir as men in black cloaks made their way across the yard to break their fast with bowls of porridge before they relieved their brothers atop the Wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The public schools in town are pretty diverse, but there have been plenty of times in my life when I’ve been the only Black girl in a situation. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

I had hoped to ask Sister Mukumbu about the name the Black Panthers called Cecile and why they called her that. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And what was it you were saying, Mr. Black,” she turned to the young man, who through the storms that had followed his news had maintained a discreet silence. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

I knew about the Black Lives Matter movement, how Black people all over the country were getting shot by police for no good reason. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Black Dog stopped scratching his leg and slipped his hand into his boot. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You will find His Grace at Castle Black if my lord would like to ask that of him.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Welfare agencies gave food to the poor families, Black and white. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still others heard in the cry “Black Power” a frighteningly literal call to arms, an invitation to open rebellion and violent revolution. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

I was about to play Black Tiger, all right. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Of course the Black girl from the projects would have an awful badge. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

He was the only other Black person on the entire squad, and we immediately bonded over that commonality. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Here was a chance to do some- thing nice for Black and help the Soviet people. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anyhow, I played scary at first but Just Black told me that this was one white man that our people could trust. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

During those years when middle-class black Americans began to assert with pride, ‘Black is beautiful,’ I was able to regard my complexion without shame. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crash of wood on wood brought two men to the battlements; Black Balaq’s archers took down both of them before they could rub the sleep out of their eyes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The experiment that led to writing Black Like Me was done at the very end of 1959, before the first “freedom rides” or any other manifestation of national concern about racial injustice. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You did not see, but that Black Rider stopped just here and was actually crawling towards us when the song began. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

So it was a Butterfinger Blizzard and then a stop at the shed for bottle rockets, for roman candles, for Black Cat crackers and cherry bombs. The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z

Black men can expect to die, on average, five years younger than white men. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

As the only hijabi and one of only two Black Muslims in the group, yet again, I felt like an outsider where I should have found an immediate connection. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know what Black Flag is,” I said. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Noodles jumped up, now excited since he'd seen that Black actually was a decent barber. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

They’re tired of slave religion, by which the White Man convinces the Black that servitude is holy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“But this is different! The Black Tortoise is in trouble!” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Black Twitter’s been going in on Officer Cruise’s dad, claiming his name should be Tom Cruise with that performance he put on. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

I followed their line of black-and-yellow sweatshirts to find that they were cheering on a Black fencer I hadn’t noticed before. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

“We’re going to reconnoiter this situation for ourselves. Black Boar isn’t far off and once we see what Hatchet’s up to, we can send someone back to base with concrete information.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Oh, Black known and unknown poets, how often have your auctioned pains sustained us? I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black folks died at Pearl Harbor,” he goes on. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Do you think Black’s still in the castle?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

But Tom Black didn’t give up that easily. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I understood why he said it, but I think he misunderstood what Black was saying. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

"Well, as to that, Captain, when I left the inn this morning it was full of Black Ears. One is never quite safe when Chella daughter of Cheyk is about." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“But people are squawking on the news anyway how it’s Black Lives Matter causing the problem.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Professor Black,” said Hermione, “couldn’t you just tell us, please, when was the last time the sword was taken out of its case? Before Ginny took it out, I mean?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

A livid bruise was rising around Black’s left eye and his nose was bleeding. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

The collection included “The Gold-Bug” as well as several other short stories, like “The Tell-Tale Heart” and another one called “The Black Cat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Black Mary lay beside me on the floor, giving off the overpowering smell of honey. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He could see Black laughing at him through the darkness, as though somebody had pasted the picture from the album over his eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

A friend of a friend, a cool AB with tons of money, is writing a book called Traveling While Black. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The first four lines, stolen from my sister: Black brothers, Black sisters, all of them were great no fear no fright but a willingness to fight. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

In the 1960s and 1970s Francis L. Black, a virologist at Yale, conducted safety and efficacy tests among South American Indians of a new, improved measles vaccine. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

All at once, voices rose, reciting the Black Moon Song they’d known all their lives but were not allowed to sing aloud till this night. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

To help us all understand one another, I became president of the Black History Club on campus. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z

It was more important to show the young Black Consciousness men that the struggle was indivisible and that we all had the same enemy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

But the Black Riders rode like a gale to the North-gate. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

If he hadn’t known it was the same person, he would never have guessed it was Black in this old photograph. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Harry stared down at Black and Crookshanks, his grip tightening on the wand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Black folk didn’t like it much, but the white folks...” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

They helped to guarantee the voting rights granted to Black males by the Fifteenth Amendment of 1870. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

On its cover was a drawing of an anthropophagous Negro; above the drawing was printed The Black Plague. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Black people often saw me playing tennis with Helmut, or travelling in a car with him while sitting in the front seat, and their suspicions about my being an Uncle Tom mounted. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks were appointed to fill two vacancies on the Housing Authority board. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Poor Black Dog: There was some beauty to life after all, even if it was only the beauty of hope. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were all men, and most of them were Black. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And by June 1914 it gave in; the Black Act was taken off the books. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

Many residents of the Black Belt were reluctant to retire into their stifling-hot homes, choosing instead the cooling breezes blowing across their front porches and steps. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

She was always quoting famous Black writers and activists. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But the breath of the Black Tortoise of Winter was still shaking the bare tree branches, and the birds were still as asleep as mussels deep in the sea. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Nobody would want Harry to leave the safety of the castle until Black was caught; in fact, Harry suspected his every move would be carefully watched until the danger had passed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Though, if the Black Tips thought tricks like this would keep the Wraith from her goal, they were sadly mistaken. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black started from the back again, cutting upward toward the top of Noodles's head. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Across the West Virginia state line, in Pennsylvania’s Alle-Kiski Valley, known as Black Valley, some of the richest corporations in America piled up profits. Fannie Never Flinched 2016-11-21T00:00:00Z

And this pressure by the Black Tennis Association and the rest of the world is counterproductive. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It wouldn’t do for a Black man and his family to be caught on a lonely country road on a night when Joe Louis had proved that we were the strongest people in the world. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“If it’s all the same to you, this is as close to that pond as I’d like to get. Looks like the set of Creature from the Black Lagoon.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

Black trees tilted, stunted black arms pointing as if to a distant place untouched by flame. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

The officer asks Momma for her ID and proof of insurance, and I beg Black Jesus to get us home, hoping there won’t be a gunshot as she searches through her purse. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The mayor chose to rely on the police force, moving most officers to the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I wished Mr. Black had written about him, and risked his life to tell the world about him, and had reminders of him around his apartment. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

One thinks immediately of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, who after having both his arms lopped off declares, “It’s just a flesh wound.” Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

Blacks were their historical enemy, and, outside of the factories and except on election day, whites of means simply had no use for them. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black sawdust—squirreldust—was spattered up the leg almost to the thigh. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

And who better to sell it than the thousands of junior members of all those street gangs like the Black Gangster Disciple Nation? Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

If the emperor had the Black Tortoise of Winter, he was invincible, and they knew the emperor had taken Amah because he wanted to be immortal. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, I went to a march for Black Lives Matter.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Well, actually it’s a tale of how one woman, with an blind eye to stereotypes, had the eraser that took “National Spokesperson for the Plight of Black People” off my forehead. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Black spots danced in her eyes, but she stayed upright. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“She’s the woman who makes the Black Madonna Honey,” I said. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

In spite of the Cal State girl and the other Black Panthers saying leave those girls alone, he went on. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He turned his back on Ron and Hermione, pretending to examine the old tapestry of the Black family tree on the wall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“A man in the cell across from me. Said, ‘Black folks, every day above ground is a good day.’ Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

She borrowed nearly every book on magical objects from the library and even brought a few from Director Fokus’s personal collection, but hardly any of them mention the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black informers began to mushroom all over the place. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then we drive around a place called Lafayette Park that he says used to be called Black Bottom. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Yes, dead. I saw the bodies. Black, in the rooms, in the houses, dead. Thousands of them.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The honest truth is she could have the Black Key already,” says Magnus. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black men were never in such a condition. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

But they had been quick enough to descend on Castle Black for the wedding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So the top 120 men on the Black Disciples’ pyramid were paid very well. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

“Tonight marks the two hundred and fifth Black Moon Ceremony in the town of Ravenskill,” the Gran began to say. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Afros today are rare, dashikis even rarer; Black Panther founder Bobby Seale is best known today for peddling a line of barbecue products. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Because of his late-arriving but intense paternal sense, I was introduced to the most colorful characters in the Black underground. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black Lorren had his sword out, but there were already four of them pressing in on him. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Every step of his journey from Hobbiton to the Ford of Bruinen was questioned and considered, and everything that he could recall concerning the Black Riders was examined. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Then she cut herself off from us, tapped her fountain pen, and repeated, “Black folks, in black clothes, rapping revolution.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I threw my eyes around in panic like Black Beauty trapped in the flames. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black was an absence of light, and scythes were the opposite. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

The number-one enemies, the worst of the “Five Black Categories,” even worse than criminals or counterrevolutionaries! Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Momma returned it earlier—hallelujah, thank you, Black Jesus. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Because I happened to be standing next to the bus driver, who was Black, she assumed the two of us were together and not part of the Duke fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

If you will remember, in my childhood I had been exposed to the Black Nationalist teachings of Marcus Garvey—which, in fact, I had been told had led to my father’s murder. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black people somehow adapted to the blasts—the destroyed homes, businesses, and churches. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Black people’s dogs are more for protection, a poor-man’s alarm system. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The Black Thursday of the Confederacy has arrived. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

But Black Susan, the cat, came and went as she pleased, day and night, through the swinging door of the cat-hole in the bottom of the front door. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black blood followed, fanning around the boulder in a great, viscous puddle. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the Black Lives Matter movement have demonstrated against the deaths of many other African Americans killed by police actions or while in police custody. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

I believe in Black people and White people coming together. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then the Black Captain rose in his stirrups and cried aloud in a dreadful voice, speaking in some forgotten tongue words of power and terror to rend both heart and stone. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

And this left Black in a very nasty position indeed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I think he saw a Black man being charged with murder, and saw no reason to believe he was actually innocent,” Grandma explained. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

I never would have made a good pirate like Billy Bones or Black Dog. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

"Ser Addam Marbrand commands their outriders, and he's pulling back south, burning as he goes. He knows where we are, more or less, but the Black- fish vows he will not know when we split." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“And you accused me of dazzling people — poor Jacob Black.” Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Black South Africans realized that the ANC was no longer an organization of passive resistance, but a powerful spear that would take the struggle to the heart of white power. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

If he sent the Black Ears here, it would only be a matter of time until the whole city knew the King's Hand was keeping a concubine. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It’s always amusing to catch one of the burly suits speaking in code over their earpieces: “Black Bear has requested extra banana peppers.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Dad works at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, and in some ways, it’s my second home. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z

“What happens when we go over there? Black is black! White is white! The sheep lie not with the lion! The sheep knows his own! His own kind!” Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pancakes, toast, eggs, fruit: we watch the kids eat happily, sing songs about how proud they are to be Black. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

All he knew was that the idea of doing nothing, while Black was at liberty, was almost more than he could stand. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

They felt that he would know how to deal with Black Riders, if anyone did. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"This is actually a rare and valuable artifact passed down for generations. Lancelot used it, so did Sir Gawain, and for a time the Black Knight kept it on a chain next to his heart." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z

Black leaders, including Ferdinand Barnett, concluded a two-day conference on the matter with a public statement calling on both the mayor and the governor to send in the soldiers. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Tyrion glanced back to where the Rush emptied out into Black- water Bay and was relieved to see no signs of sails on the wide green horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He stopped in front of the fallen column of the Black Tortoise Gate and, as if he were brushing away a dead leaf, pushed it aside. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Somewhere behind me, I heard Zu climb back into Black Betty. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Harry stopped right above him, his wand still pointing at Black’s chest, looking down at him. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Directly across from where we sat stood a large sign advertising a brand of Scotch whisky called Black & White. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said things suggesting that he might never be returned to his former Black Muslim post, and he now began to say things quietly critical of Elijah Muhammad. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, Illinois had Black Laws that made sure blacks like the Joneses and Isbel understood the reality: They might be free, but they were not equal. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

How pitiless were the Fates and how helpless was this poor Black girl. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of them came to the House of Black and White and prayed for the god to take him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And still Harry stood frozen there, wand poised, Black staring up at him, Crookshanks on his chest. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I don’t buy the gold eyeshadow, but I do pick up a bottle of Black Death nail polish. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Very true,” Mr. Black said, nodding his head. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“It will get harder. So far we have taken them unawares. That cannot last forever, even if Black Balaq brings down every raven in the realm.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black and slimy, they attach themselves to my flesh with suction cups, sucking my blood! First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Needles, shaking his head, ran over and picked the dollars up and handed them to Black. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Desdemona, noticing all this, looked out to see that the streetcar had entered the Black Bottom ghetto. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

It would take more explaining than I know how to do to tell her how I sat with an Asian group, when she’s so annoyed I don’t sit with the Black group. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It is headquartered in the prestigious office building known as Black Rock. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z

The Boston Temple’s outstanding young Minister Louis X, previously a well-known and rising popular singer called ‘ ‘The Charmer, ’ ’ had written our Nation’s popular first song, titled “White Man’s Heaven is Black Man’s Hell.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

But after ten days, Black Dog still had not come back. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Remembering chants of “Black brother, black brother,” my mouth goes dry. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

He was going to live with Sirius Black, his parents’ best friend.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black is deranged, Molly, and he wants Harry dead. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“I understand perfectly. I heard Appleby and Captain Black say you had gone crazy, and I just wanted to find out.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

My education and that of my Black associates were quite different from the education of our white schoolmates. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Elsie carefully flips through the pages until she finds an entry for the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black people looked up to him because of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even if it actually was Black, why wasn't she asking how he knew her last name? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“He did indeed. Black was tired of his double-agent role, he was ready to declare his support openly for You-Know-Who, and he seems to have planned this for the moment of the Potters’ death. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Black mothers held their babies and watched with great satisfaction as we marched toward the courthouse.” Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Well a knife grinder's been coming to Black Swan Green every October for years. Couldn't be sure if it's the same one without seeing him, but I'd imagine he probably is.” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I told Mr. Black that I was panicky, and he said it was OK to be panicky. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Bobby Hutton was the first member of the Black Panthers, other than the leaders. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I heard him walk around from behind us until he stood in front of Black Dog. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Besides, Gold was starting to realize that the Soviet Union was hardly the workers’ paradise Tom Black had described. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

On June 15, boys scuffled in Washington Park, the large leafy park closest to both Packingtown and the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Black powder. It contains potassium nitrate—saltpeter, you know—and charcoal and sulfur.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black said, “I’m told that I was the last to see Nestor 10 before he vanished. I take it you want to ask me about that.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

About halfway through the book Emily turned to a short story called “The Black Cat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Harry, this piece of vermin is the reason you have no parents,” Black snarled. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black kids, white kids, and everything in between play on the sidewalks and in yards. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

The more Captain Black thought about it, the more inevitable it seemed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The fish and bean pie place run by the Black Muslims. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Downriver, the Black- water was jammed with the hulks of burning galleys. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Raymond Pettibon. He’s most famous for his paintings of surfers, but I like his spirals. He was a punk musician before he became an artist. He was in Black Flag before it was Black Flag.” Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

Black and forbidding it loomed above them, darker than the dark sky behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And today the white man is faced head on with what is happening on the Black Continent, Africa. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black smoke rose for miles across the valley. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“You may leave, Mr. Black. Thank you for your cooperation.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The closest I came to death was during my battle with the final boss, the Black Dragon, who, of course, looked exactly like the beast depicted in the painting in Anorak’s study. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Black spots bloomed in Kaz’s sight as he fought to remain conscious. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yes, I have,” said Black, with an evil look at Scabbers. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Whattup,” he said, and then sang very sweetly: “I’m dreaming of a Black Christmas.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

The friend explained that a guy he knew, Tom Black, was leaving his job at a soap factory in Jersey City. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Under the Black Jesus mural at the clinic, grass grows up through the cracks in the sidewalk. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He quit the team before my junior year, leaving me as the only Black person on Duke’s fencing team. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Hana and all her friends wear black armbands to show their support for the Black people who’ve died when dealing with the police. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

I twist around, seeing the gossiping crowd, the swarm of cars, hearing, “Black brother, black brother...Black brother, black brother.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The grappling lines were cut, and Davos felt the deck move under his feet as Black Betha pushed free of White Hart Her oars slid down into the water. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Are you sure you should be leaving with the Black Tips so riled up?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

The Black Swan was so full its innards were spilling out. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Black squiggle tingles curled up my spine and wrapped around my eyes like a silk scarf. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

Ever since Black Panther, Sonny has sworn that Michael B. Jordan is the standard for fineness. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

When they finally spied Castle Black, its timbered keeps and stone towers looked like nothing more than a handful of toy blocks scattered on the snow, beneath the vast wall of ice. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Black people, minorities, poor people. Everybody at the bottom in society.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Castle Black seemed a bleak and forlorn place in the pale dawn light. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He saw the golden figure of Edward Black pull ahead of him in the amazing dream of reality. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

Problem is it would’ve taken Black Jesus to convince my parents to let me come. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

He was a slippery man, and his Black Chamber was a shady operation. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Black Betty’s body began to shake, rattling from more than just the holes and cracks in the road. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black asked me how I would feel in bed that night if I didn’t get on the ferry. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Not many against Capricorn’s Black Jackets, thought Elinor, but better than nothing, certainly better than a desperate father, an Arab boy, and an overweight book collector. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

"Black people knew that education was important,” wrote one historian, "because under slavery the law had rigidly denied it to them.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

But now their art and knowledge were baffled; for there were many sick of a malady that would not be healed; and they called it the Black Shadow, for it came from the Nazgûl. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

On May 5, a property owners’ association convened a raucous meeting, exhorting white residents to hold the line against the threatening wave moving toward them out of the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

In this way, Black said, the Soviets would soon wipe out the greed and poverty plaguing countries like the United States. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He balled his fists up tight, but I knew he really didn't want no parts of Black. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“A request? Maria already has the Black Book! She could be on her way to the Black Key right now!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

I now know that the article was printed in a small Black American-run paper called the Atlanta Bulletin. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The streetcar rolled through the Black Belt, allowing passengers a good look at the community. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“We will wear white. Black is too depressing, especially that shade people wear to mourn, like burnt wood. I will lead the dance of the grandchildren.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Keep blacks out was the mantra of the Chicago Real Estate Board as blacks continued to pour into the city and push the boundaries of the Black Belt into white neighborhoods. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

The 588th was sent to help prevent the Germans from taking over the Caucasus region between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, an important source of oil for the USSR. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Jahara was too far north for such a slow ship like the Crux to get to before the Black Beauty, even if she was making a detour to Oxscini. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“The night of the Black Moon Ceremony, my baby brother touched the hat,” Seven said in a daze. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m surprised he’s Black. I didn’t know you would be down with that.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

All of Castle Black was connected underground by a maze of tunnels that the brothers called the wormways. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“And, like, when I do talk to the other Black kids, sometimes it’s like they think I’m too nerdy for them or something,” Miles says. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

Blacks who tried to swim in white areas were turned away by white bathers and beach policemen; in parks, blacks were pelted with rocks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“Because a noose means, well, a noose is what they used to hang people. Lynch people. Black people.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

One afternoon, I was invited into our smoke-filled dining room to make the acquaintance of Stonewall Jimmy, Just Black, Cool Clyde, Tight Coat and Red Leg. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, the Dufarges had no intention of liberating Black Wing, whom they feared and loathed. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

Black people and white people moved about, each seemingly intent upon his private mission. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had that Black Panther stuff in me, and it was pouring out at every turn. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She used to tell me about the Black Hills, which were sacred to the Sioux Indians. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

Blacks tried to make a go of it within the boundaries laid out for them. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Any dream would bring out the Black Cat dream book for an interpretation and the accompanying lucky number. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

Black smoke billows and swirls in the morning sky, and below it, maybe fifty yards ahead, is a single car that has caught on fire. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I stood up to make sure he didn't try to do nothing crazy, like swing on Black, though I didn't really think he would go that far. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

British Bulldogs was aborted 'cause Tom Yew's a minor legend in Black Swan Green. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Like trying to go after Black,” said Ron sharply. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Not all the people walking are Black—not by a mile—but it’s still the biggest group of Black people I’ve ever been with, even counting our big family reunion in Atlanta last summer. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

That’s when we first started hearing the phrases, “Black is beautiful” and “Say it loud, I’m black and I’m proud!” Tears of a Tiger 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several Black students speak honestly on how demoralizing racism is, not just from students, but from teachers and administrators too. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Thanks to Uncle’s hard work, Black Dog and his brothers and sisters had been raised in luxury back in the Middle Kingdom. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black turtleneck, black jacket with the collar flipped up. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z

Others just seemed to let him go, doing little more than babysitting this kid who, as one acknowledged, was destined to become the next Great Black Hope of the Permian football team. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Tell him, Black," my father said, like he was some sort of gang leader, and Black was one of his loyal goons. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Then, with no transition whatsoever, I found myself back in the bowling alley game room, standing in front of the Black Tiger game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

All of them older and most of them Black like me. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“She is Black British. I don’t know where her people came from.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

He waited until he was halfway down the stairs to the kitchen, out of earshot of Mrs. Black and clear of the dust cloud, before calling, “I’ve got news, and you won’t like it.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Black people choose their traditional names with great care; those are the names that have deeply personal meanings. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Arriving in Jersey City after midnight, he walked down slushy sidewalks to Tom Black’s apartment. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black, he said, was the color of carbon, the element that was present in all life. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

One day, as we were leaving for home, he had called out to the chart sergeant at his desk, “Salaam aleikum”—the phrase with which Black Muslims were always greeting each other solemnly. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

The cost of weapons is small here because the Black Disciples had a side deal with local gunrunners, helping them navigate the neighborhood in exchange for free or steeply discounted guns. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

"You best get used to it! You are stuck with winter until you let go of the Black Tortoise." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“I do not think it can. But you see, do you not? The Black Tortoise is in trouble.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Of the Black Riders no other trace was to be seen, and nowhere was their presence to be felt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Jus is pretty sure they all belong to a gang called the Black Jihad run by a crazy older dude named Martel Montgomery. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

There was the time in history class during Black History Month. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“For those of you who don’t know,” Leroy went on, “I’m talking about the murder of your brother and mine, Bobby Hutton, during a raid by the Oakland Police on the Black Panthers’ Oakland headquarters.” The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When they were out of sight, I turned to the Black Panther’s son sitting behind me and punched him square in the face with my fist. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

We heard about this place in New York City specifically for Black fencers. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

To be more specific: She was lost in a dream of long ago, a dream filled with laughter and Black Forest cake and sun-dappled meadows that rang with the singing of adorable birds— “Miss? Miss?” The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z

Black Americans sent up a cheer of jubilation, and the ruling provided momentum and hope to grassroots civil resistance and social movements throughout the land. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

I threw it at Black Dog, but he ducked. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Painted over my bed is a Black girl with two X’s for eyes and a stake in her heart. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Agnes Black’s apartment was on the third floor, and there was no elevator. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Taking part in the Black Lives Matter movement has not been easy. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z

Black minstrels were largely viewed as celebrities, earning more money and achieving more fame than African Americans ever had before. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

In the morning, we set out for the Black Hills and Mt. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There were 216 different addresses, because some of the Blacks lived together, obviously. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He had quarreled again with Black Dog—over what, no one knew, but Black Dog had walked out in a huff. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geels and the Black Tips had been making trouble for the Dregs all year, encroaching on Fifth Harbor, picking off pigeons that weren’t rightfully theirs. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Castle Black lay below him, etched in moonlight. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Fryer is also one of the authors of “Understanding the Black- White Test Score Gap in the First Two Years of School.” Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

But there was an old set in the farmhouse and another in the Black Barn, and I’d watch every now and then. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was trying to follow the sound, but then Jacob Black was there, tugging on my hand, pulling me back toward the blackest part of the forest. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Besides her, the House of Black and White was home to two serving men, three acolytes, Umma the cook, and the two priests that she called the waif and the kindly man. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It was as if the Black Tortoise of Winter were being forced to the earth, screaming and struggling. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The drumbeats blurred into a long fevered hammering, and Black Betha flew, the water turning white as milk as it parted for her prow. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black social dynamite is in Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles ... the black man’s anger is there, fermenting. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black Dog’s been gone a long time,” White Deer said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It's Spelman I'm really worried about. You know it's right next door. Black girls everywhere.” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

Black men, they say, have much higher rates of violent crime; that’s why so many of them are locked up. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Black leaders continued to nudge white society for small concessions while at the same time attempting to stifle the more urgent demands of a frustrated black poor. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

And even though Cecile didn’t bother to bring us here or stick up for Fern, the Black Panthers had slapped palms and said, “Those are Sister Inzilla’s, all right.” One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

And J. T. was just one of roughly 100 leaders at this level within the Black Disciples network. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

‘The police come in and taken him to the jail in the Black Maria. He still locked up.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Malcolm X steadily accused the Black Muslims as the source of the various attacks and threats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, got it. White Mist good. Black smoke bad.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Her in that cold looking ward at John Hopkin Hospital, the side for Black’s only, oh yes, I know. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

There were hardly any other Black students at my elementary school, and besides, I had Isabella and Julia. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It took him a few clicks before he finally said, “The world looks at Black people differently. It’s not fair, but it’s true.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

“Black and white Lacks is kin,” Gladys said, “but we don’t mix.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

“Very good. For now you truly understand the danger you are in. My master—a magician whose magic dwarfs your 100 percent—now possesses the Black Book!” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“What the hell do I care?” responded Captain Black with an indifferent shrug, and then gawked suddenly at Yossarian with surprise and with a crafty gleam of prying elation. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Black Dog’s real problem was his inability to control himself. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the Tiger General stepped aside as Black Dog was pushed, stumbling, out into the street. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We are doing all we can to recapture Black,” said the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge, this morning, “and we beg the magical community to remain calm.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Blacks worshiped in segregated churches, which provided sanctuary against the pain of discrimination. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

“So you shouldn’t say something like that about me being Black, Jules,” I say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

There were tons of videos with titles like “Vegan Soul Food Does Exist,” “Black Beauty in All Shades,” and “Birth of an Animal Rights Activist.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

He wondered if he ever should see his wife again, now that Captain Black had planted in his mind such strong doubts about the fidelity and character of all women. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

The shadow of the fear of the Black Riders came suddenly over them again. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Our Black Hats always told us to remember three things as we were jumping: “Trust your equipment, trust your training, and trust your God.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Not only does she tease me about not having Black friends, she only has Black friends. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“Black Muslims” was in all the book reviews, which quoted from the book only what was critical of us, and generally praised Dr. Lincoln’s writing. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The revolution is when Shirley Chisholm ran for president and the rest of the world tried to imagine a Black woman in the White House. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

I saw the Black Panther waving at his son. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was another lynching, yet another Black man hanging on a tree. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not even the dull glow from my Black Panther night-light. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“I saw you fight on Black Boar Pier. You coulda killed ’em all.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Aston was a tall, thin Black dude with a shaved baldy. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Black Dog began to despise his own father. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black teachers and white teachers chatted with one another. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

And nobody worries about the Black and Latino kids, who probably don’t feel great about this either. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

For instance, why didn’t you marry Mr. Son Black? Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

"And even that was not enough for you. The Iron Rod, the power of the Black Tortoise...what else have you stolen?" When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Black stared up at him out of those sunken eyes. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black bugs, like ants, but bigger and blacker, crawled over it in a frenzy. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Black man and the cosmos. Two great things that go great together.” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Geography, Mr. Black stands at the board, where he writes june 4 and underlines it. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Asked why he had attacked the Black Muslims and Elijah Muhammad when things had seemed to be cooled down, he said, ‘ ‘ I would not have revealed any of this if they had left me alone. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No, Isabella. Like us, like people of color, like Black folks. That we.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

The receptionist was not innocent and neither was I. The whole charade we had played out in that crummy waiting room had directly to do with me, Black, and her, white. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her bedroom was all satin and flowers in vases, and her maid, who was Black, went around saying “Lawsy, missy” all the time. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the middle of Black Bottom, it was stopping and—unheard of!—opening its doors. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

He calls these paintings things like Enigma: Blue and Red, or Variation: Black and White, or Opus 36. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I’m only being about twenty percent sarcastic, but Mr. Black says, “Thank you, Mr. Finch,” in a way that means the direct opposite of thank you. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

Almost all businesses in the Black Belt were owned by Jews, Italians, and Greeks. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black clothing and red eyes and skin without any color at all. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Waiting on August to open a box containing the new shipment of Black Madonna labels, I studied a piece of honeycomb. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black said, “Maybe you’re telling it exactly as it was.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Take off your hat, show some respect!” snapped a Black Muslim guard at a white reporter. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black smoke poured from its funnels, and the lights flickered. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Black communities discussed with respect how Muslims were suspended if they lied, gambled, cheated, or smoked. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When I met Dolores she had all the poses of the Black bourgeoisie without the material basis to support the postures. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black tiles covered the palace roof, many fallen or broken; the mortar between the stones was dry and crumbling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black leather with gold-edged pages, each one thin as a bit of onion skin. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

By the time I hit graduation, I felt confident and comfortable with who I was, as a Black American woman and as a Muslim American woman. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Vonetta cleared her throat as if she were onstage at the Black Panther rally. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

Black students made up less than 9 percent of my freshman class. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z

The tension mounted when a radical black party, based on the Black Panthers, formed and publicly called for white extermination. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Blacks, however, saw this as a bigger issue. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

I remember believing that the key to all life lay in articulating the precise difference between “the Black Aesthetic” and “Negritude.” Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

Outside the Black Swan girls were clustered under umbrellas. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

As one of the only kids in hijab and one of the only Black kids in honors classes, I would always be different. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Black Consciousness was less a movement than a philosophy and grew out of the idea that blacks must first liberate themselves from the sense of psychological inferiority bred by three centuries of white rule. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Altogether, about three thousand Black Muslims from their mosques in most sizable cities were in Chicago for their annual “Saviour’s Day” convention, regarded by them as similar to the holiday of Christmas. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then she goes back to the kitchen and returns with a bowl I know is full of piping-hot pimento cheese grits, and a platter of thick Black Forest bacon. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

“So when African Americans say Black lives matter, can you see how they aren’t saying that other people’s lives don’t matter?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He thought that Johnson, a Democrat sympathetic to the South, didn't do enough to protect freed Blacks and stop violence and unrest in the defeated southern states. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

I was impressed by how much life Mr. Black had lived, and how much he wanted to have his life around him. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black cars bounced down the unpaved street, splashing through muddy potholes, sending up jets of brown water, but the drivers paid Joe little heed. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

I can hear her crooning a country church song called "Long Black Train" as I slump onto the couch in defeat. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It is from this basic step that most American Black dances are born. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black prow by prow those hulls were made fast in a limpid calm without a ripple, stillness all around them. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The snake’s eyes, like deep dark pinpricks, gazed at the Black Tortoise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“No one expected us to be here. We’re here. Black kids. My darker brother.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

Black elites found they had much to gain by positioning themselves as “race managers,” and many poor African Americans became persuaded that perhaps their degraded status was, after all, their own fault. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

‘And is that the end of the Black Riders?’ asked Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

A few of the Black Jackets were already sitting on them, like ravens that had found a bright, warm place to spend the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I wrote this book because I wanted to chronicle my quest to challenge society’s limited perceptions of what a Muslim woman, a Black woman, or an athlete can be. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

But it dissatisfied me when I had finished it; so, casting it aside, I tried to say the same thing in yet another way in Long Black Song. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

We also went to the computer lab, where we learned about 3D printing, including that the queen’s costume in the movie Black Panther was mostly 3D printed! Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

In my head, Worsa had green skin and wore a cool red hood, but for my game here I had picked out an old Black Barbie doll—the best I could do. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Captain Black chuckled heartily again, and his pointed Adam’s apple jumped up and down with glee inside his scraggly neck. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Instead, he weakly pronounced his beloved Black Wing’s name. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z

“The people of the Soviet Union need these processes,” said Black. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black flakes of skin had peeled away in places, showing raw flesh. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Black smoke engulfed the figure standing before me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“Is the Imp at Castle Black as well?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

And sometimes other Black people called each other that, which wasn’t racist but wasn’t great. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

We want an end to the robbery by the white man of our Black Community. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

Then I slap my palms in three sets of three on the table, like a tabla accompaniment: "I. Am. Black," I say. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Pinmei knew he was hoping for a hint of the Black Tortoise. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

I was still upset about what went down at Black's. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Black “welfare cheats” and their dangerous offspring emerged, for the first time, in the political discourse and media imagery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

It was the night of the Black Moon Ceremony, and the very last thing Seven Salazar wanted was to be a Spare witch. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Finally, Emily said, “Well, at least we can cross the Black Cat restaurant off our list.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Manny’s the Token Black Guy: khakis, loafers, and polo with a cable-knit sweater draped over his shoulders and tied loosely at the chest. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

My sister, Hana, would say I’m being just like those people who take one look at a Black person and think they need to clutch their purse tight or lock their car doors. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A moment later, the monitor went dark, and the Black Tiger game cabinet melted and morphed into a door-shaped portal with glowing jade edges. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Somehow Paris has transformed Black Lightning and me into that oxymoron Sahara and I were talking about—a combination of contradictions that take on a new meaning together. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Did you know there’s a story called ‘The Black Cat’?” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Because the Black Cat clue had led them to a San Francisco location, maybe this clue was meant to lead them to another spot in the city. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

It used to happen a lot pre-Firebirds, when I was often in her shoes: the only Black girl on my team. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

He pictured black horses standing all saddled in the shadows of the inn-yard, and Black Riders peering out of dark upper windows. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Whenever anyone said, or wrote, “Malcolm X, the number two Black Muslim—” I would recoil. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had been too wrapped up in homework, reading “The Black Cat” in hopes of figuring out what she was supposed to do next in Mr. Griswold’s game, and her family’s adventures. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

“Black cloaks would suit them, I agree. I will not suffer such men in the city watch.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then he tossed it over to Black Dog. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The gate was already lowering, as the guards sealed it in accordance with Black Protocol. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

But I wanted somebody to know that out of that vast sea of ignorance in the Black Belt there was at least one person who knew the game for what it was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The chills that flashed up my spine whenever I thought of that trip were no different than the ones I’d felt before I’d taken my walk with Jacob Black. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Black people came because there were few upscale establishments where they could eat, and they wanted to come and sit in a nice restaurant and see what that was like. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He shut the Black Chamber within months, at the end of October 1929. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Black and Lupin both gone...they had no one but Snape for company, still hanging, unconscious, in midair. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"Don't. I don't want you to; because if you forget there'll be trouble. You're mistaken, don't you see you're outnumbered? You need allies to win . . ." "That there is sense. Black allies. Yellow and brown allies!" Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

I think he was searching for the best way to get out of the park, but he was surrounded by Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Isaac Pye, the landlord of the Black Swan, came into the games room at the back to see what the fuss was about. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

Then he said in a quiet voice, “What else, m’dear, but Sirius Black? I daresay you heard what happened up at the school at Halloween?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In the Black Belt, there were signs of life returning to normal. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

To borrow a trope from the historian Alfred Crosby, if Genghis Khan had arrived with the Black Death, this book would not be written in a European language. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Through the ceiling we could hear Black Dog snoring upstairs. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Black crows, oft as not. Killed me one too," she said, shaking out her hair. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black horses in glittering, silver-mounted harnesses, the rumble and rattle of a ruby coach on cobbles, and on the door panel the familiar crest—a rising eye. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Did Black mean what he thought he meant? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black ash will fall from the sky like snow. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

The most dangerous being in the supernatural world has the Black Book. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black said, “I’m going to get right to the point,” and then he did. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

That night, I read Treasure Island again, and I don’t want to brag, but I’ve read Treasure Island four times and Kidnapped twice and The Black Arrow twice. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

Black hair, blue eyes, and pink lip gloss. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z

Blacks committed crimes because of internal personality flaws such as disrespect. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

Some of these “light” people, in countries of Non-American Blacks, would simply be called white. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Queen Selyse descended upon Castle Black with her daughter and her daughter’s fool, her serving girls and lady companions, and a retinue of knights, sworn swords, and men-at-arms fifty strong. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Let us be dissatisfied until that day when nobody will shout, “White Power!" when nobody will shout, “Black Power!" but everybody will talk about God’s power and human power. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

He was a stocky, round-faced, twenty-six-year-old karate expert named Norman 3X Butler, allegedly a Black Muslim, and a week later, this was followed by the arrest of Thomas 15X Johnson, also allegedly a Black Muslim. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There’s something you have to understand,” he says, “about being a man in this country. About being a Black man.” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

And mother rabbits would tell their kittens that if they did not do as they were told, the General would get them—the General who was first cousin to the Black Rabbit himself. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black kids in the township didn’t leave the township. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

And this wasn’t just a case of Black and white. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Black argued, but in the end he gave in. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"You will need a small boat. Not Black Betha. No one must know what you do." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

There simply was not enough room in the Black Belt for everyone. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“This is Waterfall. Black Fox is the next one over. Why?” Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Guard will be all over me if they hear I’ve taken a whipping for a Scholar drudge. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

I thought about sneaking off while Gram and Gramps were looking at the Black Hills. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z

There had lately been a lot of tension around the house because of Black Legion threats. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black person to black person, and neither could understand the other—the Tower of Babel. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Was it real power, like the Black Panthers mean power, or was it just a taste of power? P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z

The White City had drawn men and protected them; the Black City now welcomed them back, on the eve of winter, with filth, starvation, and violence. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I finally read about him in the Black Panther newspaper. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Captain Black laughed, his bleary eyes narrow with fatigue and his peaked, sharp face sprouting as usual with a sparse reddish-blond stubble. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black fixes his eyes on Violet and then me. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

“I was just...confused, that’s all. Black is the color. Got it.” The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

"Next," Black said while taking the smock off Needles and snapping it in the air. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At least none of the Black folks I knew. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Black audiences and white audiences feel distinguishably different. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

These youths, allegedly, had said or implied that they were affiliated with “Black Muslims” who had split away from the Nation of Islam to join up with me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Black was waiting for me downstairs,” Gold remembered. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

He vowed to protect the voting rights of Blacks in the South. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

He was so young, the Black Panther leaders—Huey Newton and Bobby Seale—made him get his mother’s permission to join. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Pyp and Toad, all a lather to be a part of the great ranging, were to remain at Castle Black. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They’re standing on the side aisles, holding posters for the superintendent to see with stuff like, “Black or brown shouldn’t mean suspicious,” and, “Are grants more important than students?” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“But—” I want to say how the Black Panthers weren’t about violence, but my mouth won’t cooperate. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

A team with a Black player—let alone an all-Black team—has never made it through the district tournament. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Yossarian’s attitude towards his roommates turned merciful and protective at the mere recollection of Captain Black. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Very slowly, his sunken gaze never leaving Lupin’s face, Black nodded. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I found Mr. Black, who was looking at Central Park. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Neighborhood Dictatorship Group and the Black Categories were all we could think of. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

One of the Black Jackets laughed at her words, and a faint smile even flitted over Meggie's face. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“She said that Cecile got you all mixed up with the Black Panthers.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I tried to brush it off, but the Black Panthers? The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

When my father was in school in my NAB country, many American Blacks could not vote or go to good schools. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

They were paying me to distract Bigger with ping- pong, checkers, swimming, marbles, and baseball in order that he might not roam the streets and harm the valuable white property which adjoined the Black Belt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Chella daughter of Cheyk of the Black Ears had gone ahead to scout, and it was she who brought back word of the army at the crossroads. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Y'all can have a seat over there," Black said, pointing to an old church pew. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Black Panthers from around the country, in sky blue T-shirts with pictures of black panthers on them stood tall, patrolling the park. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“A Black woman was selling incense in front of a store,” Daddy said. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Four remained, counting her own Black Wind, and one of those belonged to Tris Botley, who had joined her when all her other men were fleeing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The day after the renter and I dug up Dad’s grave, I went to Mr. Black’s apartment. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black fields with young green wheat, fields of rye, corn, and moors of heath. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

By then all of Castle Black had come outside to watch. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Half of his room is painted red and gold with cool posters of the Ghana Black Stars. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

It was mid- afternoon when Elijah Muhammad turned back to his seat with some three thousand Black Muslim men, women, and children shouting “Yes, sir!... So sweet! ... All praise to Muhammad!” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The safety measures imposed on the students since Black’s second break-in made it impossible for Harry, Ron, and Hermione to go and visit Hagrid in the evenings. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

In fact, if you were to hold a McDonald’s organizational chart and a Black Disciples org chart side by side, you could hardly tell the difference. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

Living in a Black Belt district, he is younger than most boys of his age, for he has not come in contact with the wide variety and depths of life. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

If one could make the Black Tortoise do anything, that person would be invincible, Amah had said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The collection included “The Gold-Bug” as well as several other short stories, like “The Tell-Tale Heart” and another one called “The Black Cat.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Black wanted to save it, that only proved he cared more for Crookshanks than for Harry’s parents.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

"Well, I told her she could bloody well find herself a new Knight of the Gate. Black fish or no, I am still a TUlly. I shall leave for Riverrun by evenfall." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

In my mind, all these people came to the rally because our summer camp helped to spread the word The idea of radio announcements, the Black Panther newspaper, and word- of-mouth hadn’t entered my mind. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Is it Black Lives Matter doing the protest?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

He was black, and I didn’t know his name, but he was wearing an old-school Public Enemy T-shirt: Fear of a Black Planet—the bull’s-eye logo poised to eclipse the Earth. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I pulled on Mr. Black’s sleeve and told him to look at her. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black took off his beret and got down onto one of his knees, which took him a long time. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black children in rags were playing in mud puddles. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

A village has no secrets, and no more did Castle Black. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

With that, he rushed to the Black Bridge. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Blacks could use city parks as long as they went in small groups. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Ms. G showed us a video during Black History Month, about a group of Civil Rights activists, in the 1960s, who were inspired by Rosa Parks. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Just as the television “Hate That Hate Produced” title had projected that “hate-teaching” image of us, now Dr. Lincoln’s book was titled The Black Muslims in America. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Shieldhall was one of the older parts of Castle Black, a long drafty feast hall of dark stone, its oaken rafters black with the smoke of centuries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“The breath of the Black Tortoise is overpowering everything,” the king said. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Bill has this great idea for a travel book called Traveling While Black.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

“You heard what Fudge said. Black isn’t affected by Azkaban like normal people are. It’s not a punishment for him like it is for the others.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He was thankful to Black for getting him a job and wanted to repay the debt. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black keys can only be named using sharps or flats. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

It would have been a great plum for him to catch the Black Pimpernel. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black folks, our customers, they’d come into the store and buy BC powder, fill up on that, that was their doctor. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several locks click, and when the door opens, it’s like that moment in Black Panther when they go through the hologram and enter the real Wakanda. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

There was consternation darkening every expression, and Captain Black yawned deliciously, rubbed the last lethargy from his eyes and laughed gloatingly each time he told someone else to eat his liver. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Black residents told Sheriff Tate that he had arrested the wrong man. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Every single time I get sent to her, she asks me questions that sound like they came from some “How to Talk to Statistical Black Children Who Come to Your Office Often” handbook. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

“Well...your parents appointed me your guardian,” said Black stiffly. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She would later change the name, but at first she called it Raceteenth or Curious Observations by a Non-American Black on the Subject of Blackness in America. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

We drove past them in Black Betty—Liam and I, sitting up front together, listening to a Led Zeppelin song that might not have even been real. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Black Dog turned to look with astonishment at the others. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Satisfied, she rapped on a small pile of Black Swan Green Parish Magazines by her side. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

He could barely read or write and had been assigned to Captain Black as assistant intelligence officer. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

I now looked exactly like the hero of Black Tiger—a muscular, half-naked barbarian warrior dressed in an armored thong and a horned helmet. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Blacks—the polite term at that time was Negro—and whites lived side by side in South Philadelphia, but as Marian grew older, she learned that prejudice and discrimination often kept the races apart. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z

He knew that black people could not go outside of the Black Belt to rent a flat; they had to live on their side of the “line.” Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black waves loom over us and roll beneath us, dark and shining. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Mother and Father Black were there, with Brother Edward, and they cried, their faces melting now from a familiar face into something else. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to — to kill Black or something?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Just Black and I went to Tulsa to check him out. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

They are serious about school nights, but they are more serious about Black Lives Matter. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black men, women, and sometimes even children strung up from trees. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

A weathered little inn sat on the end of the stone pier where Black Betha, Wraith, and Lady Marya shared mooring space with a half-dozen other galleys of one hundred oars or less. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Black shiny eyes that darted brightly about, checking the room for anything that might have been out of place. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line of the River grew nearer; and the Black Riders began to seem like phantoms of the woods now left far behind. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black grabbed at his ears and made a bunch of weird sounds. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black hair that reached down her back in waves. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

The music starts again once the plates are cleared, and I make my way to the dance floor for “Black Dog” and bang my head, which makes James laugh. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

Black pebbles and the ancient gray cinders the mountain had thrown poked into his backbone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jon Snow met them on the kingsroad half a league south of Mole’s Town, before they could turn up at Castle Black, claim guest right, or call for parley. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I think he was searching for the best way to get out of the park, but he was surrounded by Black Panthers. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ebony magazine, for example, ran an article in December 2006 entitled “Where Have the Black Men Gone?” The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

The other day, I duck into the library, snare a corner table, and hunker down with 3000 Years of Black Poetry. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But I really think DuShawn would be a good candidate. Everybody likes him and he’s funny and he’s—” “Black,” says Tonni. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

Black units were always the first ones sent to the front in battle, to draw enemy fire and protect the white soldiers coming up behind them. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he puts in my hand a volume called The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why had Black, having got the wrong bed, not silenced Ron and proceeded to Harry? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She skipped sideways as Black Teeth slashed downward. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Antipoverty Worker Urges Promotion of Black Power,” shouted the headline in the state’s most important newspaper, the Raleigh News & Observer. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

It leaped into all their minds that the Black Wings had spied them and had sent armed soldiers to seize them: no speed seemed too great for these terrible servants of Sauron. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

But just in case the Black Tips got any ideas, the other Dregs would be waiting right outside the eastern arch with weapons at the ready. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“He may need it soon,” Black Dog said. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Remember,” Ms. Campbell had said, “this is just a relaxed conversation, no more than five, ten minutes, between two strong Black girls. So have fun with it.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z

She knew Geels would have his crew of heavily armed Black Tips gathered at the western entrance. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Yeah, I heard you didn’t have any Black friends in elementary either,” Stephanie says. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

If you meet an elderly American Black man from Alabama, he probably remembers when he had to step off the curb because a white person was walking past. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Blacks wanted life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—whatever that meant to each person individually. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

Stan took his hand back, but I don’t think Mr. Black was offended. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The vault opened onto one of the tunnels the brothers called the wormwalks, winding subterranean passages that linked the keeps and towers of Castle Black under the earth. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I look around, but no one is paying any attention to me or Mr. Black, our teacher, who is literally the largest man I have ever seen. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z

She quoted to him from Rumi; she sang what she knew of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," mixing it up with "Baa Baa, Black Sheep." How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Because the Black Cat clue had led them to a San Francisco location, maybe this clue was meant to lead them to another spot in the city. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Up to thirty feet in length, the Hebridean Black is rough-scaled, with brilliant purple eyes and a line of shallow but razor-sharp ridges along its back. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“How has the emperor captured the Black Tortoise of Winter?” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

But today he kept looking up from Commander Toad and the Big Black Hole to stare at the empty desks. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

‘That does not sound like a Black Rider’s horse!’ said Frodo, listening intently. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

We had breakfast together the next morning, just before the press conference when Cassius calmly made the announcement which burst into international headlines that he was a “Black Muslim.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papa said members from the Black Legion—a Ku Klux Klan splinter group—came in the night, stood right outside our windows, and set the place on hre. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black and blue, they run across her protruding ribs. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We left and went back to the Black Tennis Foundation, where we told Owen what had happened. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He opened a Black Panther comic, and the Black Panther was big and black and strong on the page. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“You haven’t been hiding from me for twelve years,” said Black. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

And apparently, Black Lives Matter has put me at the top of its list! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

In early 1865, Illinois struck down its Black Laws and became the first state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which enshrined in the Constitution the end of slavery. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black people, mainly, look down or look up but do not look at each other, not at you, and white people, mainly, look away. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Finally, they approached the intersection for the Black Cat restaurant, and James stood up to pull the bell wire. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

Father bent over and tried to help Black Dog to his feet, but Black Dog pushed Father’s hand away. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Jay, can you grab me a coffee? Black,” says Leo as if it’s the most natural thing. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z

“Momma, when you were telling me about Black Lives Matter being like a bone, were you saying that Black people are broken?” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black smoke pours from the hull of the Ardent. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

"Black amethysts from Asshai. The rarest kind, a deep true purple by daylight." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Maybe it was the short time I had spent with Cecile and the Black Panthers last summer. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Black and white citizens drank water from separate fountains and used different bathrooms. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

He was probably letting Black know that he had heat and that there ain't no choice but to drive to Brownsville and off whoever was looking for me. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“No, we don’t. We look like kids. Black kids.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

Black and swollen with rain, enough water to wash the city clean. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

In Detroit, in 1950, the Black Bottom ghetto was bulldozed to put in a freeway. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Black applicants who had taken time off from work might be kept waiting in line all day until the office closed, only to be told to come back some other time. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black Jesus greets us from a mural on the side of the clinic. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

We dream of running away to California to join the Black Panthers the organization Angela is a part of. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Then, “Free Huey, seize the time!” and every other Black Panther slogan we learned last summer in Oakland with Cecile and the Black Panthers. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Black and brown youth are the primary targets. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z

“It’s worse than Maria stealing the Black Book,” I say. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“I mean, we all know Black girls are magic,” Britt-Marie chimes in with a shrug. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

AA 23:234: “For one quarter, Black Tiger lets me escape from my rotten existence for three glorious hours. Pretty good deal.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black closed his hand around the floating key and said, “I haven’t left the apartment in twenty-four years!” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

She had written a post about inner cities—“Why Are the Dankest, Drabbest Parts of American Cities Full of American Blacks?”—and he told her to include details about government policy and redistricting. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The bells of Black Protocol had begun to sound. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

"If Ben Stark had come under wildling attack a half day's ride from Castle Black, he would have returned for more men, chased the killers through all seven hells and brought me back their heads." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But Aragorn halted and cried with a great voice: “Now come! By the Black Stone I call you!” The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Black Betha swept upriver, the sound of her oarmaster's drum thundering in her captain's head as he looked for a likely victim for her ram. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Another mountain, the Black One, soared higher than the rest, reaching so far into the sky that it need barely whisper and Inti would hear. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The school bus was still by the Black Swan. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I sat in Jazz's spot on the couch, and Black moved over to create some space between us. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

“I know it’s unfair, but the truth is that when you’re a poor Black girl from the ’Wood, certain people are gonna already have it in their minds what type of person you are. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

The one about those Black Panthers who were shot by the government.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Captain Black looked out the rocket port with his face that should have been the face of a man eighty but seemed like the face of a man in his fortieth year. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Ali, I was at Brother's today," Black started. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

It is true that we are not yet at open war with the Black Land, and there are some, close to the king’s ear, that speak craven counsels; but war is coming. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Blacks, most of whom did not work for Swift, coalesced in the narrow strip of land just east of the immigrants, forming the community that came to be known as the Black Belt. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I, Sirius Black, Harry Potter’s godfather, hereby give him permission to visit Hogsmeade on weekends. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“But you’re armed, and as you can see . . .” Black Dog held up his empty hands. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Edgar didn’t like the Black Cats,” he said. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z

For, why he did not know, his thought sprang back suddenly to the Elves in the Shire, and the song that drove away the Black Rider in the trees. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

“Have you had any luck with Black yet?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black and white demonstrators, guarded by police, conduct a wade-in at a segregated beach in St. Augustine, Florida, June 29, 1964. Because They Marched 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They formed a preschool just so Uncle Paul wouldn’t go to a Black one? That’s terrible!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z

Black Teeth grinned as he pulled out a knife, taking us from not good to far worse. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

If I stammer with Dad, he gets that face he had when he got his Black & Decker Workmate home and found it was minus a crucial packet of screws. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

“Did you ever read the ‘Black Pig’?” asked the lieutenant. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Traveling south through the Black Belt, the streetcars passed by quiet streets where the Respectables lived in sturdy brick and stone structures mixed with a healthy sprinkling of frame houses and a few apartment buildings. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

But Julia’s comment about not being really Black still bugs me. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Even so, Tyrion would sooner have used some of his mountain clansmen to guard the manse; Chella's Black Ears perhaps, or the Moon Brothers. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The transformation of warfare by horses began with their domestication around 4000 B.C., in the steppes north of the Black Sea. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black students are hardly the only ones who suffer in bad schools. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z

We probably would have gone on making plans forever if I hadn’t met William Black that night, and learned what I’d learned. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

The Black Breath enveloped us again, heavy with the scent of burnt hair and scorched popcorn and a hint of The End of All Things. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

Black Santa candles adorned the dining room table. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

Blacks could not take equal educational opportunity for granted. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Black hair and black eyes and skin the color of polished amber. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Black hair, blue eyes, and fair, freckled skin. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z

“He is an evil man,” she announced that evening when she returned to the House of Black and White. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black teachers, though highly respected in their community, were paid very little. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“They will try to send out ravens,” he told Black Balaq. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Black Dog was a strange, brooding man in his forties. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a problem. Javi and I tried to get a Black Lives Matter vigil going last year.” Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

I hate when a teacher assumes that just because I’m Black, I’ll know all about slavery and civil rights and stuff like that. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

Black gave a shudder, rolled over, and lay motionless on the ground, pale as death. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black parishioners then walked out of St. George’s, and Jones and Allen each established a separate church of his own. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Blacks knew that no white man accused of a similar crime against a black woman would have been convicted at all, let alone sentenced to die. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

This time, the get-out-of-town threats came from a local hate society called The Black Legion. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Scabbers had been looking ill before he met Crookshanks...ever since Ron’s return from Egypt...since the time when Black had escaped.... Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“What if Mr. Griswold never finished his game? What if getting to ‘The Black Cat’ story is all there is right now? Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

I guess about half the kids in our class are Black. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

In cotton-picking time the late afternoons revealed the harshness of Black Southern life, which in the early morning had been softened by nature’s blessing of grogginess, forgetfulness and the soft lamplight. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“So you must be careful. Black market not good place for innocent children. I heard black market are run by gangster. Some children not so innocent; they may go.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Jewish artists and intellectuals of all kinds fled Nazism, and music by Jews, Communists and Blacks was banned in the Third Reich and its occupied territories. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The Black Belt was, in fact, full to bursting. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

“You don’t even act Black,” Julia says, like she knows all about it. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

It was down Honey Lane in the angle of a jutting wall near Black Friars entry. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z

By the way, the pastor is pretty melodramatic, but have you been to an old school American Black church? Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Black said he probably could've been a scientist or a doctor or a lawyer if his teachers had got that he was different. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

A white cop dude and his Black female partner shined a light on us, but kept on rolling. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“I’m Black, Mom. African American. That’s what I put on my official school tests when they ask. I’m Black and I’m proud of that.” Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

He hoped that Windrider would be everything that Uncle had once wished Black Dog to be. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black Balaq, a white-haired Summer Islander with skin dark as soot, commanded the company’s archers, as in Blackheart’s day. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Remembering the refusal of the Black Tennis Association to send players to the Open, I said, “I don’t want to be used by white people.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

From Mr. Muhammad on down, the name “Black Muslims” distressed everyone in the Nation of Islam. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then there was Bernie Black, who had a view of Gramercy Park, but not a key to it, which he said was worse than looking at a brick wall. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

I believe in my mother on a bus and Black people refusing to ride. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

Blacks around the country were yearning for a newspaper like the Defender that celebrated their success stories and exposed the injustices heaped upon their race. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

One of them sat down near Black, removed his hat, and wiped his forehead thoughtfully with a freckled forearm. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

She said she got her looks from having a Black father; her small, wide nose; her dark, severe bones. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Black belt. Master Kim. Tae kwon do. Paid for by my mama and my greasy granny,” he added. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Blacks occupied the largest area of Africa even as of A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

Jacob Black, not in a tux, but in a long-sleeved white shirt and tie, his hair smoothed back into his usual ponytail, was crossing the floor toward us. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z

Despite the loaded gun at the Black Tips’ feet, Kaz turned his back on them and limped across the cobblestones toward the eastern arch. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Black women are different, you know, Clay,” Mr. Derby continued. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black kids, white kids, Indian kids, colored kids. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

“No wonder Moreau’s apprentice went after my brother. If there really is some master plan to take back the Black Book, then they’ll need the Black Key to open it.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

“Yes,” she said, looking off into the distance, toward the Black Mountains in the south. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z

Black, white, or whatever, they were the menaces of nature; they were the fire, the comet, the storm, which could—with no justification—shatter my body. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He was also the youngest Black Panther to die for the cause. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I can understand a dead white man, then everyone else should be able to understand what someone Black has to say. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

About this time, Dr. C. Eric Lincoln’s book The Black Muslims in America was published and the Black Muslims became a subject of growing interest. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

When the last lights of Castle Black vanished behind him, Jon slowed his mare to a walk. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Black schools were ordered closed indefinitely; that is, those that hadn’t yet gone up in flames. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

I reached up and slapped Black Betty’s radio button on, turning it up as loud as it would go. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

The Black Whip was for kids, but the Don did adult things like drive race cars and parachute out of jet planes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“There have been lots of cases where individual towns kept out epidemics,” Black said. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

Father jerked his head in Black Dog’s direction. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He didn’t want to give her the stuff they usually drank: Mr. Thirsty had sent over a packet of Black Dragon tea. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

Surely Black, as Voldemort’s right-hand man, would be just as frightened of him? Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black satin, the remnants of my dress, now made waves at the bottom of the canvas. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The ancient civilizations of the black man have been buried on the Black Continent all the time. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then he spoke of his soldiering days, fighting alongside the Black Prince in Gascony and Brittany. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

If Black Dog was at the hall, Lefty could find out. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

Rioting spilled over into previously white communities south of the Black Belt where blacks had recently been moving in. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Now, as you all know, the Black Rabbit of lnlé is fear and everlasting darkness. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Black veils covered their faces, and as they passed in front of Ultima they turned away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the Black Belt, more and more acres were converted to growing pine trees for paper mills and industrial uses. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

“No Black person,” wrote the novelist James Baldwin, “will ever believe that George Jackson died the way they tell us he did.” Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have a saying among Black Americans which describes Momma’s caution. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

And the incident became a thing of legend among the smattering of Black softball players across our city. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

Sociologist E. Franklin Frazier called Durham the “Capital of the Black Middle Class,” but prosperity never went much beyond Parrish Street. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of them were getting out of the gang thing and into a Black Pride thing, but the gangs were still there. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The Black Book is still safe inside the Great Vault, right?” asks Elsie. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

Black moods would come from out of nowhere and envelop me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I felt Black Betty began to drift forward, only to jerk to a stop when Liam hit the brakes instead of the gas. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

I didn’t see any of the Blacks, but I knew that most people go to only one show unless they’re your parents, so I didn’t feel too bad about that. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Black Panthers from around the country, in sky blue T-shirts with pictures of black panthers on them stood tall, patrolling the park. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

He screamed, “Look! Look! Women there. Black, all black, and long hair like snakes.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Black patted the wall, like he was proud of the observatory. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

Life at Castle Black followed certain patterns; the mornings were for swordplay, the afternoons for work. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

I found that I was not even mad at Black Dog. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘If that isn’t the very tree you hid behind when the Black Rider first showed up, Mr. Frodo!’ said Sam pointing to the left. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Jazz and Kim both looked at Black, shrinking him down to nothing. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At first glance, it didn’t look like a welcoming space for three Black girls with something to prove. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Black armbands were worn by gypsies, though there were very few of those, as they were usually killed straight off. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

In order to get the haircuts, though, we had to go back to Black's apartment. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

At the time, the Black Chamber had been running less than a year, and it still hadn’t found a permanent home. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Black turned right around to look at him; Snape’s head was scraping the ceiling but Black didn’t seem to care. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Black smoke poured from the dashboard and the whole bus filled with a smell like rotten eggs. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Seven passes Black Jesus and goes into the parking lot behind the clinic. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

She really wants me to go to an HBCU—that’s a historically Black college or university—and I have to keep reminding her I’m not even in high school yet. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z

“I was grateful to Tom Black,” he later said, “very much so.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think he’s scary because he’s Black, Hana. I think he’s scary because he acts mean all the time.” A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z