The N Word (Part 3) Is it Love?
So why do Black people claim it is a term of endearment? Somewhere along the line the N-Word became shorthand for “I understand.” It’s not that the N Word is a good word… Continue reading
Category Archive: Black History Month
The N Word: (Part 2) It’s more than Black and White
Knowing what I know about American history it is pretty obvious that for White people the word meant “slave, animal, property, inferior.” As time went on and stereotypes of Black people became more… Continue reading
The N Word: (Part 1) An Introduction
Yesterday ESPN aired a special on the N-word. The special was brought on by a proposal by the NFL to penalize use of the word by players. I wonder why the NFL is… Continue reading
The Color of Friendship
So yesterday I was randomly flipping channels and I happened to land on a segment with two young girls, one black and one white and the first thing I heard out of the… Continue reading
Selma: The Activist’s Playbook
The thing that struck me about Selma was the way it delivered the activist playbook to the masses. While people took issue with the portrayal of President Johnson in the movie, they overlooked… Continue reading →