US Army Issues Apology Over the Use of ‘Negro’

The Army is backtracking on a policy it published last month stating that “Negro” was an acceptable term to refer to black service members.

According to CNN, “Army Command Policy,” known as regulation AR 600-20, received some negative publicity after the Army released the information. Officials apparently now realize the error of their ways.

A section of the regulation stated under “Black or African American” that the category would include “[a] person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as ‘Haitian’ or ‘Negro’ can be used in addition to ‘Black’ or ‘African American.’ ”

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