the black ribbon is in support of melanoma cancer patients.
I found a website that tells you what ribbon colors mean but unfortunately it doesn't say whether wearing a ribbon as a necklace means something different than wearing a ribbon as a lapel pin. here's the site: http://www.causekeepers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=C&Category_Code=Colors
The color of the Melanoma/Skin Cancer Awareness Ribbon is Black although it is at times Orange which is also the color for for Leukemia Awareness Ribbon.
Black Ribbon - 2013 was released on: USA: 21 August 2013
In the Aztec tradition, pregnant women wore a black ribbon, belt or sash to indicate their condition. Mary appears as the Virgin of Guadaluoe wearing the black ribbon.
Riddim Ribbon feat. The Black Eyed Peas happened in 2009.
Riddim Ribbon feat. The Black Eyed Peas was created in 2009.
Black
Melano- is the root. It's a Greek word meaning "black."
The characteristic lesion is an irregular, enlarging black macule, which has a malignant melanoma a malignant skin tumor.
Melanoma literally means black tumor. It is a tumor of the melanin-producing cells.
Black Ribbon - 2007 was released on: USA: 28 September 2007 USA: 5 August 2008 (DVD premiere)