Black is a strong, powerful colour traditionally associated with night, evil, mystery and death. Black hides things, people and thoughts. Black is the colour of spoiled fruit, of things ruined by evil.
Jet - An intense black.
Raven - An intense, glossy black with a hint of purple or blue.
Sooty - Brownish-black. Reminiscent of dirt from a smoky fire.
The New Age Posse (NAP) were a phreaking gang operating in Britain during the mid-1990's. The three main members of the gang were 'Rage', 'Raven' and 'Incinerator'. In 1994 the NAP accessed the 'Apple Computers Info Line' (the AppleComputer company's call handling system) and reprogrammed many of the exchange numbers allowing people in the know to dial a British free-call telephone number after six in the evening and by entering one of several three-digit codes, have their call connected to various computer virus, hacking, pirate software bulletin boards or chat-lines around the world, with the cost of the call being billed to the Apple Info Line, and not the person making the call. Research New Age Posse
The crow (Corvus) is a family of some 35 species of birds, the type of the family Corvidae. It includes, as British species, the carrion-crow, the hooded or Royston crow, the raven, the rook, and the jackdaw.
The crow family are among the cleverest birds, many species developing techniques and learning to use tools in the pursuit of food. The New Caledonian Crow of New Caledonia uses a thin stick to catch wood-boring beetle larvae. It uses the stick to gently irritate the larvae inside a log, until the larvae bites the stick with its strong jaws. The stick is then withdrawn, with the still attached larvae, and the larvae eaten. Some New Caledonian crows carry the same stick around with them, others collect a new stick near a log at which they are hunting. Young New Caledonian Crows learn the art from older birds, taking about a year to become proficient. Research Crow
The raven is a large bird of the crow family, genusCorvus. It feeds on carrion. It is completely black in colour, and can learn to imitate human speech. Research Raven
Marion Ravn (also known as Marion Raven) is an American musician. She was born in 1984. A drummer with the band M2M, after the band split up she became a solo performer. Research Marion Ravn
The Tlingit are a North American Indian people of the north west coast, living in south Alaska and north British Columbia. They used to carve wooden poles representing their family crests, showing such animals as the raven, whale, octopus, beaver, bear, wolf, and the mythical 'thunderbird'. Their language is related to the Athabaskan languages. Research Tlingit
In Norse mythology, Hunin was a raven of thought which sat upon Odin's shoulder and brought him news everyday of what was occuring in the world. Research Hunin
In Norse mythology, Munin was a raven of memory which sat on Odin's shoulder and along with Hunin brought Odin news each day of what was occuring in the world. Research Munin
Lepidomelaneis an iron-potash mica, of a raven-black colour, usually found in granitic rocks in small six- sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. Research Lepidomelane
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