Why We’re Capitalizing Black
The Times has changed its style on the term’s usage to better reflect a shared cultural identity. Here’s what led to that decision.
... “It seems like such a minor change, black versus Black,” The Times’s National editor, Marc Lacey, said. “But for many people the capitalization of that one letter is the difference between a color and a culture.” ...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/insider/capitalized-black.html
