Teacher's aide allegedly fired for calling 'Huck Finn' racist
.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' still manages to provoke controversy because of its liberal use of the n-word...
Rapper allegedly recieves n-word tweet from reporter
theGRIO REPORT - A veteran Los Angeles TV reporter is being accused of sending a racist tweet to rapper Yung Berg...
'Yes, I use the n-word'
OPINION - I have no real logic behind using the word, but for whatever reason, I'm given somewhat of a pass by society because I'm black...
'Jackie Brown' n-word battle revisited
OPINION - The 1997 Pam Grier vehicle ignited a feud between Tarantino and Spike Lee, who sparred publicly about Tarantino’s promiscuous use of the dreaded 'n-word' in his movies...
How did the n-word go international?
Personal trainer and author David Sylvester's 2009 article about his encounter with the n-word during a bike trip across Africa captured so much attention, theGrio asked to reprise it for our series...
A brief history of the n-word
OPINION - Once the n-word -- the epithet in either of its pronunciations -- enters into the public sphere, in any way, it is next to impossible to divorce it from the racialized history from which it originally emerged...
Nas: Gwyneth Paltrow is a real ni**a
theGRIO REPORT - Nas has joined the recent list of celebrities, which includes The-Dream and Russell Simmons, who have come to the defense of actress Gwyneth Paltrow after she tweeted the n-word during a Jay-Z/Kanye West concert...
Is it ever OK for whites to use the n-word?
OPINION - Even if Jay-Z, Kanye, or President Obama were to sign off on a permission slip for all of white America for carte blanche usage of the “n-word,” it would never fail to offend some large portion of black people, when used in the improper context...
Did we give Gwenyth Paltrow permission to use the n-word?
BLACK ENTERPRISE - Gwyneth Paltrow is at the center of controversy for a Twitpic, which captures Jay-Z and Kanye West during a performance, captioned “Ni**as in paris for real @mrteriusnash (the dream) tyty, beehigh...
Q-Tip responds to Paltrow's 'n-word' tweet
Gwyneth Paltrow's 'n-word' tweet continues to keep people talking, whether it be in her defense or not. Now, hip-hop icon Q-Tip is sounding off on Twitter and he thinks Paltrow should apologize....
