Exracting a transparent image from black background

Hey all! A little bit confused on a project. I have an image that is semi-transparent. I am able to take the black out of the background around it, but am unsure about how to remove the acutal background from behind the image. I need to superimpose this image onto another-hence the background change. Any tips or ideas? I have the newest version of PS. Please help!
Kind regards,
Ashley

Hi,
I am moving your post to the Photoshop General Discussion forum. You should get a response there. (This forum is specifically for the Edit your first photo page.)
Best regards,
Randy Nielsen
Product Integration Manager, Creative Cloud Learning & Training
Adobe

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BufferedImage bi = new BufferedImage(1728,500,BufferedImage.TYPE_BYTE_BINARY);
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Graphics2D g2 = bi.createGraphics();
big.setFont(new Font("Dialog", Font.PLAIN, 20));
big.setColor(Color.WHITE);
big.fillRect(0,0,1728,500);
big.setColor(Color.BLACK);
big.drawString("Data/Time Created:" + new java.util.Date(), 80, 210);
big.drawString("POLICY NUMBER: 1711215 NAME OF CALLER: BENEFICIARY", 80, 230);
big.drawString("Requested: Loan Request XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Current Loan Value: $0.00", 80, 270);
g2.drawImage(bi, 0, 0, null);

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