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by Rob Fields onFebruary 20, 2012
Reflecting on the n-word flap involving Rihanna and the Dutch magazine, Loop21 blogger Rob Fields says that the pervasive use of the pejorative by African Americans negates our right to become angry when others use it.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onDecember 20, 2011
Rihanna responds as Dutch magazine dumps editor-in-chief over racist headline.
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December 20, 2011
Journal-isms: It's been a while since a young black man wrote such an opinion piece in the New York Times.
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by Claudio E. Cabrera onDecember 19, 2011
The singer may be able to claim she's had the most racist weekend ever.
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