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Dictionary.com Capitalizes 'Black' and 'Pride' in 'Biggest Update Ever'

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article explaining its 2020 update.Dictionary.com implemented these changes as searches on its site surged this year for terms related to the killing of George Floyd and the responsive protests. "Change, no doubt, is a prevailing theme of 2020 — and change is fundamental to the work of a dictionary," the article stated.This year, many media outlets, including The Advocate, have capitalized Black in articles.

Dictionary.com has followed suit. "Capitalizing Black confers the due dignity to the shared identity, culture, and history of Black people.

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