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Professor Randall Kennedy talked about his book, [Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word], published by Pantheon Books. The book traces the word "nigger," to identify how it has been ...
The older Onyeama was famous for his controversial novel, “Nigger at Eton”, where he detailed the racial discrimination he faced at the Eton College.
Even researching and writing this column has been a peculiar emotional challenge for me. I get heart palpitations every time I type “nigger” in the search bar.
Is it acceptable for pedagogical purposes to enunciate the epithet “nigger”? The question is topical because of a string of incidents in which professors have been condemned, disciplined, even ...
The evolution of the slur's use — and the taboo around it — tells a story about what our culture values.
I live in a city where I probably hear the word “nigger” 50 times a day from people of all colors and ages, though primarily from young people on public transportation. It is a salutation, a ...
Free Speech UCLA Law Dean Apologizes for My Having Accurately Quoted the Word "Nigger" in Discussing a Case I, however, do not apologize. Eugene Volokh | 4.14.2020 5:14 PM ...
Volokh Conspiracy Wake Forest Dean Apologizes for Constitutional Law Professor's Quoting the Word "Nigger" from a Leading Supreme Court Case A word that appears >10,000 times in court cases, in a ...
The media’s use of “racially tinged” telegraphs that racism is normal, non-pathological, and within the range of mainstream political disagreement.
Who has the right to say the word nigger? Not nigga, with an a, but nigger. Hard r. If you’re Black, at this point into the article you’re probably enraged this word is being published in a news ...
“FUCK THE MUSLIM NIGGER,” tweeted Alembik in response to a post from the RNC that read, “Without a hint of irony, Obama smears President Trump’s 63 million Republican voters as divisive ...