Thank you for your help, that was perfect.

It's hard to tell what kinds of elements your .svg file is made up of because you posted a .png image. I think the general answer is going to be to use the Path > Exclusion tool to remove the black path's shape from the green one. If either is made of multiple paths, you can first use Path > Combin...

I will go ahead and apologize upfront. I'm a total newb to inkscape and vectors. I have had a bit of luck so far but i am striking out today. I have a .svg that i am working with that has two colors in it. What i want to do is delete the black so i am left with just the green. I know this probably s...