Why not just capitalize it all?

I’m with you on why “Black” instead of “black” — at least for the written word. In the past year or two, many major publications have started capitalizing the B. Many white-identified people have switched to this, too, though I doubt most know the history you allude to. To generalize, whereas many black-identified people embrace “Black” with pride and as a way of honoring their parents and teaching their kids how to get by in the world, white-identified liberals and progressives more often interpret this to refer to a “race” of people who have been discriminated against and harmed. The acknowledgment of cultural richness is often missing.
Deracializing People Doesn’t Erase Black American Culture. It Honors It.
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Amiel Handelsman
Anthony Eichberger
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Jul 16, 2022
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Why not just capitalize it all?
We can write "Black," "White," "Latino," "Asian," "Desi," "Indigenous," "Pacific Islander," "North African," "Middle Eastern" -- by capitalizing ALL of these references, we remain consistent...and acknowledge the richness of ethnic identities and global histories dispersed within each of these categories, as well.
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