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Mme. Defarge

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2. Thanks for the Burke info.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 02:19 PM

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I’m working on a third manuscript in an unpublished mystery series - for me, fiction writing is a cheap hobby, more so than knitting - and I was reluctant to use Black instead of black. Now I will follow his example!

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Why I'm not happy with the AP's decision to support capitalizing "black." [View all] LAS14 Thursday OP

My thoughts... hlthe2b Thursday #1

Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #13

Thanks for the Burke info. Mme. Defarge Thursday #2

Quelle surprise. n/t demmiblue Thursday #3

?????? nt LAS14 Friday #19

My thought is,.. magicarpet Thursday #4

oh no not thought and a sense of social history and stuff like that WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #5

You illustrate my point. nt LAS14 Thursday #14

"I was prompted to think about this today when I read a 2026 book by James Lee Burke that did not capitalize it. He has WhiskeyGrinder Thursday #6

Message auto-removed Name removed Thursday #7

"belittle White people" Skittles Thursday #10

this is a 6 year old story Celerity Thursday #8

I spent over 50 years writing articles for a wide range of MineralMan Thursday #9

I copy-edit a lot of non-fiction books, both for UK and US publishers. Emrys Thursday #11

I delight in writing Black people and white people. yardwork Thursday #12

Dr. King would be so proud of your courage! Mysterian Thursday #16

It's not remotely courageous but thanks! yardwork Thursday #17

If you want to get technical about it. Locutusofborg Thursday #15

In the writings by Black Americans and even Africans that I've seen iemanja Thursday #18

For white people they capitalize the specific nation their ancestry is from such as Irish American JI7 Friday #20

Same with African American or Kenyan American. yardwork Friday #21