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Kansas Board Member Defends Using N-Word

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

Kansas Education Board member Steve Roberts defended himself on Tuesday after facing criticism over his use of a racial slur at a mid-April meeting wh...

Preston Maddock

Democratic Lawmaker Uses Shocking Language To Discuss Voting Rights

HuffingtonPost.com | Preston Maddock | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) rattled off a list of epithets, including the N-word, at an event in his home state last week, The Tennessean reports, in or...

Rihanna, the N-word and Black Social Media Hypocrisy

Ernest Owens | Posted 05.16.2013 | Black Voices
Ernest Owens

The n-word is overused, misused and socially abused on sites like Facebook and Twitter all the time. And while we act as if Rihanna has done something extraordinarily taboo, I challenge you to check the Instagram accounts and tweets of many other hip-hop artists and friends.

Why Lena Dunham's 'N-Word' Response Isn't Good Enough

Zeba Blay | Posted 04.26.2013 | Black Voices
Zeba Blay

When Dunham said Lampanelli's comments made her "uncomfortable," was she actually referring to the fact that frank discussion about race makes her uncomfortable?

Lisa Lampanelli And Her "N***a": How a Comedian Became a ClichƩ

Kirsten West Savali | Posted 04.24.2013 | Black Voices
Kirsten West Savali

Self-proclaimed comedian Lisa Lampanelli has once again proven her fondness for back-door racism by referring to creator of the hit HBO series Girls, ...

Tarantino Drops N-Word At The Golden Globe Awards

Posted 01.17.2013 | Black Voices

The controversy surrounding Quentin Tarantino's usage of the n-word in "Django Unchained" has been a popular topic as of late in entertainment world. ...

Django Wasn't the First, But Tarantino Needs to Be the Last

Ernest Owens | Posted 01.03.2013 | Black Voices
Ernest Owens

I will give Spike Lee his props. I will give John Singleton his respect. But directors such as Tyler Perry and many others who continue to profit from such slander and stereotype of the black population should be held responsible for such backlash that comes from Django.

Sam Jackson To Interviewer: Try Saying The N-Word

Posted 01.08.2013 | Black Voices

What would a Samuel L. Jackson interview be like without a bit of humor? The actor recently poked fun with Emmy Award-winning journalist Jake Hami...

Django: Rugged And Raw

RZA | Posted 02.10.2013 | Entertainment
RZA

As with Inglourious Basterds, in Django Tarantino once again seems to speak directly to the heart and from the minds of the characters he is writing for, and taps into the imaginatively creative and fantastical outcome that makes this a great movie experience.

Does My Blackness Offend You?

Catherine Okafor | Posted 11.05.2012 | Black Voices
Catherine Okafor

Making reference to the N-word, slavery, Madea, and other derogatory and ignorant comments that some say when referring to African Americans is not cool to me. It has been something that has been on my mind for weeks. I can't seem to shake it off nor ignore it.

The Placard Read: Keep the Redskins White

Tim Giago | Posted 08.18.2012 | Media
Tim Giago

Gwyneth Paltrow's tweet opened a floodgate of discussion about the use and misuse of the N-word and the process was culturally defining and highly educational. Now the national media should take on the R-word: Redskin.

50 Cent Schools Oprah On The N-Word

Posted 06.11.2012 | Black Voices

I think when actually using it with malice on your heart you can feel the difference in the way a person’s saying it [and how they say it]. When wom...

Georgia Bar Owner Displays N-Word Sign -- Again

Posted 05.03.2012 | Politics

Georgia bar owner Patrick Lanzo of Paulding County has made habit of claiming he's not racist, an argument that becomes harder to make each time he de...

Youth Baseball Couch Says Racist Whitney Houston Post On Facebook 'Ruined' His Life

Posted 02.24.2012 | Chicago

A suburban Chicago man has been suspended for one year from his post as president of a local youth baseball club after he posted on Facebook that he w...

Chicago Teacher Sues For The Right To Say N-Word In Class

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 08.21.2012 | Home

Lincoln Brown, a 48-year-old Chicago Public Schools teacher, has filed a federal lawsuit against the district after being suspended without pay for fi...

Fashion Magazine Calls Rihanna The N-Word

nymag.com | Posted 12.20.2011 | Black Voices

Rihanna is well known for her fierce fashion sense, and regularly receives praise for her chic wardrobe choices. But one fashion magazine is apologizi...

WATCH: Michigan Woman Paints The N-Word On Her Home

abc12.com | Posted 12.13.2011 | Black Voices

Home robbery is enough to upset anyone. But while some people may call the police after such an incident, a Michigan woman decided to do something tot...

High School Basketball Players Suspended For Chanting Slur

buffalonews.com | Posted 12.09.2011 | Black Voices

It's a familiar scene for many athletes. The last few minutes in the locker room before the game, when teammates and coaches come together to motivate...

Topless Women at SlutWalk Demand Respect: Is This the Right Tactic?

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 12.05.2011 | Books
Leora Tanenbaum

For at least a decade, women angry about the sexual double standard have tried to wrest control of the "slut" label. Is the time ripe to appropriate "slut"? Forgive me, sisters: I don't think so.

WATCH: Barbara's Use Of N-Word Leads To Icy Discussion With Sherri

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 12.03.2011 | Media

Barbara Walters, Sherri Shepherd and Whoopi Goldberg had a tense discussion on Monday about the use of the N-word. (Watch Part 1 above, and scroll dow...

'N***a' Will Never Be Funny... Especially in The Hangover Part II

Morris W. O'Kelly | Posted 06.01.2011 | Entertainment
Morris W. O'Kelly

I could go to painstaking lengths, detailing how deeply offensive and unfunny the repeated and gratuitous use of n**** in The Hangover Part II was, but the damage in large part has already been done.

New Edition Of "Huckleberry Finn" Replaces N-Word With "Navy SEAL"

Word With | Posted 07.09.2011 | Books

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: The Patriot's Edition is a new edition of Mark Twain's classic story of boyhood adventure, updated for the 21st ce...

Mark Twain's Language: "Bad" Words Then and Now

Hugh Rawson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Hugh Rawson

The text of Huckleberry Finn includes more than two hundred instances of the controversial word. But this doesn't say very much about the author himself.

Sanitizing Twain -- to the Nth Degree

Laurence Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Laurence Hughes

Huckleberry Finn is a product of its time. Hate it, debate it, deplore it, ignore it, but don't take it upon yourself to change it to suit your own mores and values.

Michael Chabon On The N-Word In 'Huckleberry Finn'

The Atlantic | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books

Tom Sawyer was bedtime reading for me and my two youngest kids (son and daughter, 7 and 9) at the start of last summer. Of course we all loved it. It ...