Black is worn for celebration, found in menswear black-tie as well as the adverse when black is worn at funerals.

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For instance, you can find a nice picture of Bodman at a Black History Month Celebration ceremony.

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And Friday, 500 of Miami's glitterati are expected to attend a lavish black-tie party in celebration of Mr. Dean's birthday and the home's premiere.

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This event brings together an extraordinary array of senior Executive Branch officials (military and civilian), leading members of Congress, diplomats, captains of industry and top journalists for a relatively intimate and extremely memorable black-tie dinner and celebration.

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Black Friday is not merely a celebration of crony capitalism and greed.

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Unlike others who lament black history's segregation into a month and therefore seek to get rid of the celebration, Holder sees the need for weaving black history into the fabric of ordinary American life and offering our citizens a critical tool of self-inventory while broadening the horizon of our nation's self-awareness around racial issues.

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An informal celebration compared to Hollywood's many black-tie honors, the Spirit Awards were presented in their usual venue in a tent along the beach in Santa Monica, just west of Los Angeles.

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