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Black Belt

Black Belt  n.— «E-40, who gets things popping every weekend at San Jose’s Ambassador Lounge, notes that what we witnessed was a major catastrophe in a region so heavily African-American that it is sometimes called the Black Belt...

momo

momo  n.— «The young gangster found himself stuck in the scene, using crystal meth and spending his nights at momos, hotel-room parties filled with drugs and sex.» —“Color Bind” by Vrinda Normand in San...

scrapa

scrapa  n.— «His rivals called him “scrapa” and “surata,” derogatory terms for a Sureño.» —“Color Bind” by Vrinda Normand in San Jose Metroactive (California) Aug. 31, 2005...

surata

surata  n.— «His rivals called him “scrapa” and “surata,” derogatory terms for a Sureño.» —“Color Bind” by Vrinda Normand in San Jose Metroactive (California) Aug. 31, 2005...