class MyAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {

		private Context mContext;
		private LayoutInflater mLayoutInflater;
		private List<String> mObjects;

		public MyAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId, List<String> objects) {
			super(context, textViewResourceId, objects);

			mLayoutInflater = getActivity().getLayoutInflater();
			mObjects = objects;
			mContext = context;
		}

		@Override
		public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
			String s = getItem(position);
			View v = convertView;
			
			if (v == null) {
				v = mLayoutInflater.inflate(R.layout.DEINE_ROW, null);
			}

			TextView tv = (TextView) v.findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
			tv.setText(s);
			tv.setBackgroundColor(DEINE-COLOR); 

			return v;
		}
}

public class MeinEntity{
 private String titel;
 private String text;
 private Color hintergrundFarbe;

 ... getter&setter dafür ....
}

SimpleCursorAdapter adapter =   new SimpleCursorAdapter(this, R.layout.row, c, from, to){

 @Override
 public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
  convertView = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
  TextView tv = (TextView) convertView.findViewById(R.id.TextView01);
  tv.setText(s);
  tv.setBackgroundColor(DEINE-COLOR); 
  return convertView;
 }

}; 
 setListAdapter(adapter);