Columbus Short ”Scandal” actor sent a statement to Tom Joyner’s website, BlackAmericaweb.com, to apologize after his strange interview last week on the Tom Joyner Morning Show went awry with his use of the “n” word. Short issued the following statement: “TJMS, My sincerest apologies for the confusion over my appearance on your show last Friday […]
Denver Broncos wide receiver Nathan Palmer and John Wooten, the head of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” to discuss the NFL’s…
The N-word will always be a hot button topic to talk about–especially when not everyone knows its history. Dr. Neal Lester visited “NewsOne Now” to…
Brandi Johnson (pictured above) was awarded $250,000 in compensatory damages last week, after she sued her boss Rob Carmona (pictured below) over a four-minute N-word…
The incident occurred last October when Brown said he used the n-word after two of his students were passing notes with rap lyrics that included it, according to the Sun-Times. The lawsuit alleges Brown used the word during a “teachable moment” in the context of the book Huckleberry Finn in order to show how such […]
Talk show host Sherri Shepard believes the use of the n-word is okay for African Americans to use, but not white folk. She told Essence.com why she defends the use of it. “That word brings up so many issues with everybody. I have Black friends who hate the word and don’t want it used. I respect […]
