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When did the word "Black" come back into fashion as a racial descriptor? A decade ago and much more recently it had fallen to almost the level of the N word. People would fall over themselves trying to find the right ethnic descriptor, "african american", "polynesian" etc. Seeing it come back to the spotlight has been somewhat jarring in todays climate. Headlines stating Black Man, Black woman did this, or had this happen. I personally fear that pushing the distinction so blatantly is aggravating seperatism and segregation in a climate where recognition and solidarity would appear to be the way forward. Maybe I'm backward here, happy to be enlightened.
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