nonblack
adjective
non·black
ˌnän-ˈblak 
: not of or relating to African American people or their culture
attended predominantly nonblack schools
Examples of nonblack in a Sentence
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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.
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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
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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Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above
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“Nonblack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonblack. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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