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Newsroom quandary: Should ‘black’ be capitalized?

by AP Media Writer
| June 17, 2020 12:03 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — As journalists grapple with massive protests and sweeping changes in the aftermath of George Floyd's death, U.S. newsrooms are debating an important style change: whether to capitalize the “b” in black when describing people.

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