non-Black

adjective

ˌnän-ˈblak 

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

When 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

Examples of non-Black in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Recipients over the years have included Black and non-Black individuals and institutions. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Many non-Black Americans are still becoming familiar with Juneteenth, though the holiday has been celebrated in many Black communities since 1866. — Jennifer Rosen Heinz, Parents, 17 June 2026

And the Black Caucus’ continued openness to endorsements and spending on behalf of non-Black candidates is intensifying what was already a scramble for a shrinking map. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 1 June 2026

The way to talk about Morrison as a poet and in touch with poets, the way that Gwendolyn Brooks constructed Chicago in her poems was different than the way that non-Black Chicago poets were constructing Chicago. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Black

• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback
• cutback