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My son offered to give me a knuckle sandwich, and I’m confused because it’s 2022. Why are kids still using the same lingo I used in the 1980s?

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#WCW: The Howard University Spanish professor who inspires Black students to learn the language and travel abroad

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Study says Black Twitter is putting words in our mouths, literally

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Here’s why Donald Trump saying “the African-Americans” doesn’t sound right to us

Over the course of the 2016 presidential campaign, you may have noticed GOP nominee Donald Trump referring to black and Latino
/ October 24, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Non-Spanish speaking teacher sues school for not being hired as Spanish teacher

A third-grade teacher at Coral Reef Elementary has filed a discrimination suit against her school district claiming that she was denied
/ August 2, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Jameis Winston suspended for first half of Clemson game

theGRIO REPORT – Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has been suspended for the first half of this weekend’s game against Clemson after yelling obscenities on campus earlier this week…
/ September 17, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Will it become illegal for blacks to use the n-word at work?

theGRIO REPORT – This case could mean that when commiserating with their coworkers black people may need to be much more careful with their language, or else they may open themselves up to future employment discrimination lawsuits…
/ September 4, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Alabama panel targets segregationist wording in law

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A state panel has proposed striking segregationist language from Alabama’s 1901 constitution that mandates separate schools for ‘white and colored children’…
/ August 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Paula Deen controversy, Trayvon Martin testimony re-open messy n-word debate

OPINION – However improbably, two of the week’s biggest stories – the self-inflicted travails of Paula Deen and the trial of George Zimmerman – are connected by a relentlessly troublesome word…
/ June 27, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Dear white friends and family: Whether it's ni**a or the n-word, you just can't say it

OPINION – Clearly black people have reclaimed and re-purposed the word over scores of years, but not even your favorite rapper disassociates the n-word from its white supremacist history…
/ February 21, 2013