non-Black
adjective
variants
or less commonly non-black
or nonblack
: not of or relating to African American people or their culture
attended predominantly non-Black schools
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a gifted Black artist deeply immersed in a non-Black world.—
Joy Sewing
Joy SewingWhen Motown first packaged up a roster of artists and songs that could be embraced by a non-black audience, no new act … crossed over into the bosom of Middle America as easefully as the Supremes.—Jasper Rees
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Jews were among the most prominent and important nonblack supporters of the civil-rights movement, helping found and fund the NAACP, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and numerous black colleges and universities.
—Donna Brazile, WSJ, 27 May 2021
Most are not names known to many nonblack people in the United States.
—NBC News, 31 May 2020
Studies show nonblack teachers are less likely to recommend black students for gifted and talented programs.
—Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2020
Just a quarter of a century earlier, national data show, nonblack students accounted for only about 15 percent of students at these schools.
—Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 19 Sep. 2019
Even though black ex-felons are overwhelmingly Democratic, the racial breakdown reveals that there are many more nonblack ex-felons, whose political preferences are much less certain.
—Marc Meredith, Vox, 2 Nov. 2018
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Donna Brazile, WSJ, 27 May 2021
Most are not names known to many nonblack people in the United States.
—NBC News, 31 May 2020
Studies show nonblack teachers are less likely to recommend black students for gifted and talented programs.
—Erin Richards, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2020
Just a quarter of a century earlier, national data show, nonblack students accounted for only about 15 percent of students at these schools.
—Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, 19 Sep. 2019
Even though black ex-felons are overwhelmingly Democratic, the racial breakdown reveals that there are many more nonblack ex-felons, whose political preferences are much less certain.
—Marc Meredith, Vox, 2 Nov. 2018
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“Non-Black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Black. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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