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AP changes writing style to capitalize ''b'' in Black

by Associated Press
| June 21, 2020 12:09 AM

The Associated Press changed its writing style guide Friday to capitalize the “b” in the term Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic or cultural context, weighing in on a hotly debated issue.

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