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Re: It's a Black thangPosted by ESC on June 12, 2003 In Reply to: Re: "Black" sayings posted by TheFallen on June 11, 2003 : : Trying to get together a list of as many sayings about black people as possible, Such as Black don't Crack, Black is Beautiful.... any additions would be appreciated. : Once you've had black, you don't look back... well, you *did* ask... It's a Black thang - A reference to any cultural or social practice, behavior, or attitude unique to or stemming from the African American experience. Blacker than thou - A signifying expression used to refer to an African American who thinks he/she set the standard for Blackness and disses other African Americans for not acting or thinking "Black enough." The Blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice - An old proverb resurfacing in hip hop. A variation: The Blacker the college, the sweeter the knowledge. (All of the above from: "Black Talk: Words and Phrases from the Hood to the Amen Corner" by Geneva Smitherman (Houghton Mifflin Co., New York, N.Y., 1994.)
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