Standardizing Editorial Practices: Capitalizing 'Black' and 'White'

Standardizing Editorial Practices: Capitalizing 'Black' and 'White'Standardizing Editorial Practices: Capitalizing 'Black' and 'White'

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Vanessa Childers

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• Apr 8

Established editorial standards around capitalizing “Black” and “White,” grounding language decisions in history, respect, and clarity.

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Livvy Skelton-Price

• Apr 26

Do you struggle with mental health and wish and Author 'just got it' Check out my story and how it inspired my character, Michelle: https://www.livvyskeltonprice.com/post/michelle-and-my-mental-health-story My latest novel What's Left, available NOW!

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Michelle. And My Mental Health Story

The character in my novel, What’s Left, whom I feel the closest to is Michelle. I started writing her as a way to process something I had been going through.From the age of 18, I started to notice my energy levels would drop suddenly and without explanation. One day I’d be doing push-ups and the next I struggled to get out of bed.Just like Michelle.I remember interviewing for my first job as a writer. I was so excited to get this opportunity, but something shifted on that day. I felt exhausted.

AYOMIDE Iwaeni

• Apr 25

Beautifully crafted fantasy interior with decorative borders, antique-style chapter pages, and aged parchment aesthetic. Print-ready for KDP publishing.

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Bautista Zimmermann

• Apr 24

UNDERCRAFT explores the intersection of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary design. Through custom typography and a system of organic forms, the project translates manual work, the passage of time, and materiality into a modern visual language.

This morphological exploration results in an identity directly aligned with the raw and expressive character of the brand’s objects—where the logo becomes a tactile reflection of the craft itself.