The Press of Atlantic City

How do African Americans in South Jersey feel about the n-word?

For some, especially younger people, the n-word and its variations have become casual slang, even terms of affection. But for others, the word retains all the negative meaning that 300 years of ...
The New York Times

It’s Time to Let Go of ‘African American’

I’m no fan of performative identity politics, and I think racial preferences are long past their expiration date. Yet I don’t think the New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani did anything ...
The New York Times

‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’

The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving. By David Leonhardt and John McWhorter Produced by Jillian Weinberger In this episode of “The Opinions,” the linguist and ...
insider.si.edu

Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans / words and paintings by Kadir Nelson

"Balzer + Bray is an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ; Typography by Martha Rago"--t.p. verso. Declarations of independence -- Slavery -- Abolition -- Lincoln's war -- Reconstruction -- Cowboys ...