Identify Any Unnecessary and Potentially Offensive References to Gender, Race

question 211

Essay

Identify any unnecessary and potentially offensive references to gender, race, or other features in the following passage and, as necessary, rewrite the passage in neutral language.
General Colin Powell was the first black army officer to have achieved the chairmanship of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Definitions:

Debt Management

Strategies and processes used by individuals or organizations to handle their debt effectively.

Days' Sales Uncollected

A financial ratio that measures how efficiently a company is collecting revenue from its credit sales by calculating the average number of days that sales remain uncollected.

Voucher System

A financial control mechanism in accounting where vouchers are created for each transaction, and supporting documents are required for authorization before payment.

Bank Statement

A summary of financial transactions which have occurred over a given period on a bank account held by a person or business with a financial institution.