'Negro' Box on 2010 Census Raises Ire
Census respondents this year can identify themselves as “black, African-Am. or Negro,” which does not sit well with some black Americans. “It’s a bad vibe word,” a man tells the New York Daily News of...
View ArticleGlenn Beck Calls 'African-American' a 'Bogus' Term
Glenn Beck doesn’t like the 2010 US Census form one bit, because it allows people to identify themselves as “African-American,” a “bogus, PC, made-up term” that is “not a race.” Speaking on his Fox...
View ArticleReid Apologizes for 'No Negro Dialect' Remark
Harry Reid apologized today for his "poor choice of words" in 2008 when he said candidate Barack Obama had a chance to win because he was "light-skinned" and had "no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to...
View ArticleRush Limbaugh Steps Into 'Negro' Fray
The word negro hasn't seen this much action in years, but Rush Limbaugh last night joined Harry Reid in resuscitating the term—with a little speaking ill of the dead thrown in for good measure....
View Article'Negro' Wiped From US Census
The Census Bureau seems perhaps a few decades late on this, but it has finally decided to stop using the word "Negro" in its surveys. Census forms will replace the current option of "black, African...
View ArticleArmy Nixes Word 'Negro' in Policy Document
The word "Negro" has lingered in a US Army policy document for some time, but an Army statement released yesterday said it has now been officially removed, the AP reports. The word was recently...
View ArticleRoger Stone Refers to Black Radio Host With Racial Slur
Roger Stone went on an LA radio show Saturday and referred to his Black host with a racial slur, NBC News reports. The moment arose when host Morris W. O'Kelly was questioning the Trump confidant about...
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