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 ...

“What would white people do without the nigger?” It’s a question that courses and bleeds through Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “The First White President.” It’s never asked explicitly, but it ...

"If a white man saying nigger, that's just not moving on," the student responded. "If you say nigger, it's slavery." It was only a matter of time until the teacher said the slur.

“You’re an exceptional nigger Platt, but I fear no good will come from it.” — Master Ford, in 12 Years a Slave There is no doubt that as an artist, Steve McQueen is exceptional.

On the list of "Things I'd Never, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever, Ever Thought I'd Do But Found Myself Actually Doing," writing a piece that's (somewhat) sympathetic of a White woman who… ...

Nigger when used by black people, is a lovely, lovely thing. I will believe that till the end of my days. It can be beautifully ominous ("Nigger, what?") and just plain beautiful ...

Nigger Nigger Nigger Nigger "I'll be damned if the white man uses that word last," Wayans, the star of such films as "Mo' Money", reportedly said.

Volokh Conspiracy. Barred from Participating in Public High School Graduation for Using "Nigger" in a Tweet? That's the claim in a federal lawsuit, which a federal judge just allowed to go forward.

New York has banned the word "nigger" in a symbolic attempt to eliminate its use in films, rap lyrics and everyday conversation. Comedian Chris Rock often uses the 'N' word in his routines In a ...

Mr. Kennedy talked about his book, [Nigger: The Strange Career of a Troublesome Word], published by Pantheon Books. The book chronicles the history of the word from a neutral word in the 1600s to ...