Below you will find example sentences with "black folks". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Black Folks in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: folks
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 9
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.4 words

Words in this phrase

black folks

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • black can mean: Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. Common word
  • folks can mean: The members of one's immediate family, especially one's parents Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

all these black folks in my 1× asians how black folks think dress 1× black folks were fierce 1× but black folks don t 1× but when black folks are diagnosed 1× childhood experiences black folks were having 1× disproportionately affect black folks in the 1× familiar with black folks he s 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all these issues 1× although it s 1× and i ended 1× at the 2017 1× believe it or 1× biden is going 1×

Common sentence endings:

and fought back 1× at the ceremony 1× basic psychology classes 1× culture of negrophobia 1× folks like us 1× foolish and unproductive 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

white 4× having 3× way 3× classes 2× tell 2× must 2× justice 2× past 2× cue 1× christians 1× forgiven 1× rushed 1×

Related phrases

black friday wearing black black lives black hole black holes black bear black voters black sea black americans black bears

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

black female black cats black cat black box black belt black bears

Just after it in the phrase index:

black friday black hills black history black hole black holes black households

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

black friday black lives black hole black holes black bear black voters

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "black folks" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as all these black folks in my, asians how black folks think dress, white, having and way stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with black friday, wearing black and black lives, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with black folks

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

All these issues disproportionately affect Black folks in the United States. (11 words)

In the past, when authorities wanted to confiscate Black folks’ property, eminent domain was the preferred tactic. (17 words)

But black folks don’t need white politicians to tell us that black Chicago is in deep trouble. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Believe it or not there are classes in Korea and China that teach other Asians how black folks think, dress and act. They hold seminars on how to appeal and influence the black mind; yeah, basic psychology classes. (38 words)

Biden is going to pick a Black woman as his vice-presidential candidate because while he is gaffe-prone, often off-message and way too familiar with Black folks, he’s not stupid. (33 words)

In the post-industrial era of America, on the footprints of slavery, segregation, and the like for many Black folks in the nation, we must now confront the specter and culture of Negrophobia. (33 words)

Example sentences (20)

And right on cue white Christians—many who have not forgiven Black folks for being Black—rushed to cite Bible verses and to pat the poor mislead folks on the head.

Folks — specifically Black folks — had a really robust and clear vision for news, journalism, information, and having their stories lifted up.

Folks suggested back then that the FBI was involved in their murders in a conspiracy to silence outspoken Black folks, a la J. Edgar Hoover.

Biden is going to pick a Black woman as his vice-presidential candidate because while he is gaffe-prone, often off-message and way too familiar with Black folks, he’s not stupid.

Believe it or not there are classes in Korea and China that teach other Asians how black folks think, dress and act. They hold seminars on how to appeal and influence the black mind; yeah, basic psychology classes.

But black folks don’t need white politicians to tell us that black Chicago is in deep trouble.

The idea that black folks must wait in the bushes until the elite black leaders and their white handlers stop all racism is foolish and unproductive.

All these issues disproportionately affect Black folks in the United States.

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Although it’s not taught in schools as of late, there are many instances when Black folks got tired and fought back.

Black folks were fierce in their demands for justice, and organizations and government officials vowed to do better to promote racial justice and equity.

But when Black folks are diagnosed, they are presenting with fewer cognitive symptoms than white people, for example.

Cooper started writing “Ain’t No Mo’” in 2016 as a cathartic way to deal with the onslaught of police killings of unarmed Black folks.

For Black folks of a certain age, though, R. Kelly is the most obvious bad actor to consider in this conversation.

In the past, when authorities wanted to confiscate Black folks’ property, eminent domain was the preferred tactic.

The goal was to gauge what kinds of childhood experiences Black folks were having and see who was willing to go on the record.

I asked Moon just how often someone falls over themselves to tell him how grateful we are to him for what he has done for the sport, for Black folks like us.

In the post-industrial era of America, on the footprints of slavery, segregation, and the like for many Black folks in the nation, we must now confront the specter and culture of Negrophobia.

And I ended up having all these conversations with all these Black folks in my life about the way hipsterism deals with the past ironically and playfully.

At the 2017 Emmys, Issa told a reporter that she was only looking for Black folks to take home trophies at the ceremony.

For some, Juneteenth is a powerful metaphor for the relationship that Black folks have with democracy in this country.

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