Stonework on the building was damaged by a 1977 sand-blasting which, while it turned a black building white, also took off the limestone's protective facing, swiftly turning it grey again.

ECONOMIST: Conservation

The watch survived, though the white enamel face turned black and the metal gearing softened so that it no longer ticked.

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She looked with the in-turned eyes of memory, but it was like looking into a house with every wall painted black.

NEWYORKER: Ziggurat

During his first week with the Derbyshire team, his blond hair was turned black after members of the senior team rubbed boot polish into his scalp, but it was not long before he was gaining the players' respect on the training pitch.

BBC: Davies call-up long time in the making

When a reporter asked how he felt about the dichotomy of Sasha and Malia Obama being the first daughters while black children in Philadelphia were recently turned away from a private swimming pool, the President said it underscored the fact that his election has not, in fact, ushered the country in a so-called "post-racial" era.

CNN: President Obama on what black America needs