Black
Black adjective - Of or belonging to a racial group having dark skin especially of sub-Saharan African origin.
Usage example: "a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization"- Martin Luther King Jr.
Colored and black are semantically related In some cases you can use "Colored" instead an adjective "Black".
Colored
Colored adjective - Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination.
Usage example: colored crepe paper
Black and colored are semantically related in dark-skinned topic. Sometimes you can use "Black" instead the word "Colored" as an adjective or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Accordingly, pretty much all of Ross' (colored) drawings of the Joker feature him in black instead of the widely-accepted purple.
Source: Purple Is the New Black -
Raikage, Killer Bee and Darui are the most prominent, with Darui even having black-colored lightning that he can shape into a black panther.
Source: Electric Black Guy -
The Dark-type, called the Evil-type in japan, is made up of primarily black-colored Pokémon or Pokémon with at least a little black.
Source: Evil Wears Black
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