The Chicago Manual of Style passively, equivocally advocates capitalizing “Black”

The Chicago Manual of Style passively, equivocally advocates capitalizing “Black”

The AP Stylebook recently endorsed capitalizing “Black” when referring to the racial or ethnic group. Now the other major stylebook, the Chicago Manual of Style, has joined in. But the CMoS announcement is hardly a masterpiece of clarity. Yes. I’m about to critique the style of a book on style. Of course I am. What’s…