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Racial Slur

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GOP rep apologizes to Obama for 'tar baby' comments

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Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Co.) has apologized for the controversial "tar baby" comment he made on a local radio show last week while discussing President Barack Obama...
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GOP rep: Dealing with Obama like 'touching a tar baby'

Michelle Balani
theGRIO REPORT - While Lamborn's comments could be seen as a less-than-ideal metaphor, they also contain a derogatory term that has been historically regarded as a slur against African-Americans...
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Why does white rapper V-Nasty keep using the n-word?

Rap Genius
This raises a number of fascinating issues around race, hip-hop, and the relationship between subcultures and mass culture...
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Trio launches fireworks, racial slurs at black neighborhood

Ollie Montgomery
VIDEO - The caucasian males have been charged with civil rights intimidation after being arrested for throwing fire crackers and shouting racial slurs at black neighborhood in Chattanooga, TN...
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American Apparel hit with $343K fine in racial slur case

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American Apparel will pay $343,000 to Christopher Renfro, a black former employee who claims he was repeatedly called racial slurs and sued for discrimination...
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Patti LaBelle files countersuit in beating case

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HOUSTON (AP) - LaBelle filed a countersuit last week, accusing the cadet of attacking her bodyguards after he directed profane and racial slurs toward the singer...
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Black Panther Chairman apologizes for calling Obama 'N-word'

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New Black Panther Party Chairman Malik Zulu Shabazz yesterday apologized for calling President Obama the "N-word", but stood by his criticism of the administration...
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Can a white rapper ever use the n-word?

Lori Adelman
OPINION - What's most interesting about Kreayshawn's tentative n-word position is that it could set a new precedent for white rappers to come...
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Will the NBA slam use of the n-word?

Chris Murray
OPINION - If someone is caught on national TV using the n-word against an official or another player, will the NBA be expecting a check from that individual, too?...
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Activists want n-word gone from Calif. graves

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EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. (AP) - The trouble is getting someone to take responsibility for fixing an error committed during an era when the N-word was commonly used...
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