• Home
  • About
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Contact

Crystal Lynese

  • Home
  • About
  • Services
  • Blog
  • Contact
DEI Stuff

…love, make sure they capitalize the b-word

February 21, 2022

Dear Love,

During the summer of 2020, the Associated Press (AP) updated the writing style rules to now capitalize ‘B’ in Black when referring to people in a racial, ethnic, or cultural context.

Although most Black writers, curators, activists, and advocates have been doing so for a long time, our work and words aren’t always accepted as mainstream or rules that apply to everyone.

via GIPHY

AP’s vice president of standards, John Daniszewski explains “an essential and shared sense of history, identity, and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa.” “The lowercase black is a color, not a person.”

This post is just a reminder that influencers, organizations, businesses, and everything and everyone in between needs to follow Beyonce’s advice and get in formation and make the necessary changes.

Loves, don’t let anyone lowercase you. You’re a capital B, Black woman.

Prove to me you got some coordination, ’cause I slay. Slay trick or you get eliminated

beyonce, formation

As a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strategist here are my tips on ensuring that you are prepared.

1) #Leadership make sure you update your teams and do an audit of your internal and external communication documents

2) Those who curate and manage social media campaigns, make sure you take note and make sure everyone on the team is aware

3) #Marketing teams need to check your new decks and internal content that you use for sales, recruitment, etc.

4) Provide this information and rule change as a memo to the entire organization so that people can make changes in their emails and other written work

In other words, there’s not an area in any organization that should be unaware of the rules. Don’t go into 2022 slipping and out of formation.

xOxO

TAGS:associated pressBlackcommunicationgrammarinclusionlanguagewriting
Share
Crystal Lynese
Crystal Lynese

I write for Black women on a journey to live a fulfilled and free life. The sisters that know being a Black woman is a beautiful existence, but $@!* is hard sometimes.

Follow on Instagram

To that really beautiful overcast day in #Baltimore when @docangieluv had me feelin myself as she took the dopest footage……..I miss that day ☀️ 🖤💫 #chicshyt #photoshoot #boomerang #slowmotionvideo #baltimorecity #blog #blogger #bloglife
To that really beautiful overcast day in #Baltimore when @docangieluv had me feelin myself as she took the dopest footage……..I miss that day ☀️ 🖤💫 #chicshyt #photoshoot #boomerang #slowmotionvideo #baltimorecity #blog #blogger #bloglife
crystal_lynese
crystal_lynese
•
Follow
To that really beautiful overcast day in #Baltimore when @docangieluv had me feelin myself as she took the dopest footage……..I miss that day ☀️ 🖤💫 #chicshyt #photoshoot #boomerang #slowmotionvideo #baltimorecity #blog #blogger #bloglife
2 weeks ago
View on Instagram |
1/5
Today is a good day 🖤💫

#saturdayvibes #saturday #kicks #kicksoftheday #baltimore #baltimorecity #sunnyday
crystal_lynese
crystal_lynese
•
Follow
Today is a good day 🖤💫 #saturdayvibes #saturday #kicks #kicksoftheday #baltimore #baltimorecity #sunnyday
3 weeks ago
View on Instagram |
2/5
How do you say you’re a nerd without saying you’re a nerd?

Having your action figure collection on a special shelf standing neatly underneath the image of T’Challa and Killmonger that you purchased during the Black comic exhibit at @lewismuseum pre COVID 

The collection include #BlackPanther #Killmonger #Falcon #milesmorales #Spiderman 

Nerd stuff is also chic shyt 💫🖤

#nerd #blerd #marvel #comic #comics #comicbooks #comicart #blackpanther #killmonger
crystal_lynese
crystal_lynese
•
Follow
How do you say you’re a nerd without saying you’re a nerd? Having your action figure collection on a special shelf standing neatly underneath the image of T’Challa and Killmonger that you purchased during the Black comic exhibit at @lewismuseum pre COVID The collection include #BlackPanther #Killmonger #Falcon #milesmorales #Spiderman Nerd stuff is also chic shyt 💫🖤 #nerd #blerd #marvel #comic #comics #comicbooks #comicart #blackpanther #killmonger
3 weeks ago
View on Instagram |
3/5
I received such a beautiful gift yesterday from my clients at HAND 

I was brought on to curate their anti-racism learning series and it was one of the BEST projects I’ve worked on. 

Thank you for entrusting me and thank you to all of your members who were so engaged and knocked the learning objectives out of the park 👏🏾👏🏾

#consulting #thankyou #antiracism #clientgifts #diversityequityinclusion #dei
crystal_lynese
crystal_lynese
•
Follow
I received such a beautiful gift yesterday from my clients at HAND I was brought on to curate their anti-racism learning series and it was one of the BEST projects I’ve worked on. Thank you for entrusting me and thank you to all of your members who were so engaged and knocked the learning objectives out of the park 👏🏾👏🏾 #consulting #thankyou #antiracism #clientgifts #diversityequityinclusion #dei
3 weeks ago
View on Instagram |
4/5
Let’s get into this #clothandpaper #aesthete box.

I treated myself to this chic subscription but I hadn’t had the opportunity to take a peek 🫣 

I’ll be sure to share the full box after I beam from ear to ear 🥰🥰

Chic Shyt 💫🖤

#minimalist #minimalistplanner #planneraddict #planner #plannerinspiration #stationery #pen #miniplanner
Let’s get into this #clothandpaper #aesthete box.

I treated myself to this chic subscription but I hadn’t had the opportunity to take a peek 🫣 

I’ll be sure to share the full box after I beam from ear to ear 🥰🥰

Chic Shyt 💫🖤

#minimalist #minimalistplanner #planneraddict #planner #plannerinspiration #stationery #pen #miniplanner
crystal_lynese
crystal_lynese
•
Follow
Let’s get into this #clothandpaper #aesthete box. I treated myself to this chic subscription but I hadn’t had the opportunity to take a peek 🫣 I’ll be sure to share the full box after I beam from ear to ear 🥰🥰 Chic Shyt 💫🖤 #minimalist #minimalistplanner #planneraddict #planner #plannerinspiration #stationery #pen #miniplanner
3 weeks ago
View on Instagram |
5/5
@crystal_lynese
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2022 Crystal Lynese. All Rights Reserved.Site Powered by Pix & Hue.