non-Black

adjective

ˌnän-ˈblak How to pronounce non-Black (audio)
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

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The depleted competition in the old leagues led even non-Black Bear teams to follow suit. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026 The complaint alleges the captain did not enforce the policy against non-Black officers. — Ben Wheeler april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 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 But when the state then attempted to comply by creating a second majority-Black district, a group of non-Black voters challenged the new map as an allegedly unconstitutional racial gerrymander. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for non-Black

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of non-Black was in 1953

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“Non-Black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Black. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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