Black
n.— «Cela ne veut pas dire qu’on est racistes. Blacks, Blancs ou “Hindous,” on a tous grandi dans la même cité. On peut se permettre des familiarités sur nos différences de culture. C’est un jeu.» —“Vivre avec 400 mots” by Frédéric Potet Le Monde (Paris, France) Mar. 18, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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