Obama signs bill striking offensive terms from US laws

Source: Associated Press

Obama signs bill striking offensive terms from US laws

Updated 6:08 pm, Monday, May 23, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal laws will no longer include outdated and offensive terms used to describe minority groups.

President Barack Obama signed a bill striking the several terms, including "Negro" and "Oriental" on Friday, the White House said.

Those terms will be replaced with "African American" and "Asian American."

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In the Department of Energy Organization Act the phrases "a Negro, Puerto Rican, American Indian, Eskimo, Oriental, or Aleut or is a Spanish speaking individual of Spanish descent" will be replaced with "Asian American, Native Hawaiian, a Pacific Islander, African American, Hispanic, Puerto Rican, Native American, or an Alaska Native."

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