Oh great question and totally fair. I think my most succinct answer is I was really compelled by Eve Ewing's arguments for why she does so (though I don't feel strongly about folks who have the opposite take, this one just resonated the most with me): https://zora.medium.com/im-a-black-scholar-who-studies-race-here-s-why-i-capitalize-white-f94883aa2dd3