'There’s power in a name. And for a group who, for many years, wasn’t even considered to be fully formed people, what you call us is important.' - meelanash in her latest OpEd on the importance of capitalizing the B in Black ⤵️
, “AP’s style is now to capitalize Black in a racial, ethnic, or cultural sense, conveying an essential and shared sense of history, identity, and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa. The lowercase black is a color, not a person. AP style will continue to lowercase the term white in racial, ethnic, and cultural senses.
There’s power in a name. And for a group who, for many years, wasn’t even considered to be fully formed people, what you call us is important. What’s more important is the fact that we have the power to dictate what you call us and what we choose to answer to. Because this hasn’t always been the case. Black Americans who are descendants of the transatlantic slave trade are descendants of people who were stripped of their deeply rooted cultures and identities.
When you call us Black, you’re not saying it because of our color — we come in all shades. You’re calling us Black because of our ancestry, culture, and history, all of which were dismissed and disrespected for so long. Capitalizing the B is as meaningful as using the phrase “enslaved person” instead of the word “slave.” Both are acts of recognizing the full humanity of Black people in America, which is something that hasn’t been done for most of our country’s history.
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