Where We Go From Here | New Haven Independent:
n Roget’s Thesaurus there are some 120 synonyms for blackness, and at least 60 of them are offensive. Such words as “blot,” “soot,” “grim,” “devil,” and “foul.”
The sentence rang out across the expanse of Christ Church on Broadway, each word falling and bouncing back, with a sure and steady weight, like marbles across the church’s stone aisles.
And there are some 134 synonyms for whiteness and all are favorable, expressed in such words as “purity,” “cleanliness,” “chastity,” and “innocence.”
Toward the back, where it was standing room only, families murmured a soft “yes,” a few letting soft moans escape, pain and injustice rattling within them as the text continued.
A white lie is better than a black lie.
Near the front of the room, a few students shifted, their instruments still tight in their hands.
The most degenerate member of a family is the “black sheep.”
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