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POV, part II
editThis article reads like a BLM missive, not a neutral encyclopedic article.
First off, the word "black" should not be capitalized. We don't capitalize "white" when referring to Caucasians. So what's the rationale behind capitalizing "black" when referring to Negroes? Doing so is political pandering, nothing more, and has no place here.
Secondly, much of Bojangles' life in this article is whitewashed. For example, while it is mentioned that he was destitute when he died, no mention is made of the reason, which was he couldn't manage money and either spent it or gave it away as fast as he earned it.
If a biography is going to be written about someone, it should be balanced, not slanted to make the individual appear to be a candidate for canonization.