White people, when Black people write about Black people, still expect us to center them in our…

… white insist that I wouldn’t appreciate it if white people refused to capitalize the “b” in Black. Sorry to break it to you but I really don’t care how white people describe Black people using their writing. And my lack of care is not some Pollyannaish perspective — it’s because I don’t expect white people…
Stop Telling Black Writers They Have to Capitalize “white”
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Dr. Allison Wiltz
Hal H. Harris
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Apr 20, 2021
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White people, when Black people write about Black people, still expect us to center them in our writing.
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Written by Hal H. Harris2K Followers
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Black on Both Sides. Medium Writers Challenge Winner. The founder of Established in 1865. I Tweet @Established1865. E-mail is hal.harris@est1865.com.
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