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Black can be seen as the color of authority and seriousness.
 
In Japanese culture, kuro (black) is a symbol of nobility, age, and experience, as opposed to shiro (white), which symbolizes serfdom, youth, and naiveté.
 
Thus the black belt is a mark of achievement and seniority in many martial arts, whereas in, for example, Shotokan karate, a white belt is a rank-less belt which comes before all other belts.
 
In the long-running Japanese tokusatsu TV series Super Sentai (and its American counterpart, Power Rangers), black is one of the colors worn by the eponymous heroes.
 
Black was the color of the Arab dynasty of Abbasid caliphs, which is the reason black is frequently used in flags of Arab countries.
 
The riot control units of the Basque Autonomous Police in Spain are known as beltzak ("blacks") after their uniform.
 
Traditionally, police vehicles ("panda cars") were in black and white.
 
Black Watch is the senior Highland Regiment of the British Army.
 
Black tuxedos are worn at formal occasions known as black tie functions.
 
Many performers of European classical music or other serious art music dress in black for a concert or recital.
 
Lawyers and judges often wear black robes.
 
Academic dress includes black robes for graduates.
 
Black is worn by religious figures within Christianity, e.g. priests (especially of the older religious denominations), monks and nuns.
 
Black is worn by some Muslim women; see List of types of sartorial hijab for photographs of examples such as the abaya.
 
Members of the modern goth and emo subcultures dress predominantly in black (see also goth fashion).
 
The term "black" is often used in the West to denote the race of people whose skin color ranges from light to darker shades of brown. For a discussion of usage, see the main entry at Black people and color terminology for race.
 
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