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Double Standard: Can You Use the N-Word?
It's been symbolically buried, white people using it have been denounced, and yet rappers use it excessively. Who decides who can use this politically charged word and who can't? ...more
Jackson N-Bomb Stirs More Controversy
This time the N-word has the Rev. Jesse Jackson in hot water. After calling for a boycott of the word in the past, how much heat will the civil-rights icon get for the gaffe? ...more
Is Negro a Bad Word? UNCF's Big Decision
Negro? Colored? Organizations such as the UNCF and NAACP have debated for years whether they should modernize their names or hold to history. The UNCF moved today to do both. ...more
Imus Coming Back? Will Sponsors Follow?
Just six months after publicly lambasting a group of black college basketball players as "nappy-headed hos," Don Imus is apparently being courted by another radio network. Will advertisers follow? An...more
Cornel West Vs. Michael Eric Dyson: N-Word Debate Resurfaces
For a word that was supposed to be dead and buried, the N-word refuses to stay gone for long. This time, it resurfaces on a CD pitting two black academics on opposite sides of the issue. ...more
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