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The Associated Press Says It Will Capitalize ‘Black’ But Not ‘White’

Joseph Curl
The Associated Press Says It Will Capitalize ‘Black’ But Not ‘White’
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The Associated Press often sets the way people use language. For instance, the international wire service recently decided that the word “internet” would no longer be uppercase.

The news agency, which puts out an annual “style book” listing how words are to be used, also recently said that the word “black” should be written as “Black” when referring to African Americans. But on Monday, the AP said the word “white” should not be uppercased when referring to Caucasian people.

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