@c_shave
Whatever you do DO NOT connect connect white and black to your LiPo 
The white wire is the ESC control signal from the flight controller
The black wire is the ‘common’ for that control signal, some say… this is not required and they are basically correct, however if you twist the white and black wires together and connect the black to the GND on the flight controller it helps prevent ‘electrical noise’ on the white signal wire, not a bad thing to do.
Hope this helps
Steve 