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1. Pfhrea+(OP)[view] [source] 2020-06-16 21:20:45
Chicago Manual of Style says either is ok. It's pretty typical to capitalize, e.g. Hispanic, Arab, Asian, but Black and White have a slightly different use and capitalization history.

The AP, I believe, prefers lowercasing both. Some publications will capitalize just Black. Discussions of casing these words go back at least a decade, but I don't believe there's a strong consensus yet?

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2. jpxw+p4[view] [source] 2020-06-16 21:42:39
>>Pfhrea+(OP)
Asian, Arab and Hispanic all come from place names (Asia, Arabia, Hispania). This is why they are capitalised.
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