The issue of race,
particularly the black and white divide, in America continues to be one
of the most difficult subjects to approach and openly discuss. Nothing
points to this divide more than the word Nigger, Niggah, or the
"N-Word." The word is so historically potent and charged that several
versions of the word have been devised in order to even approach it.
While the word has been modified and co-opted by some segments of
society,
particularly the black and white divide, in America continues to be one
of the most difficult subjects to approach and openly discuss. Nothing
points to this divide more than the word Nigger, Niggah, or the
"N-Word." The word is so historically potent and charged that several
versions of the word have been devised in order to even approach it.
While the word has been modified and co-opted by some segments of
society,
it is still a word of hate and anger in others.
We would like to use this controversial
word as a starting point for a discussion about race.
The audience at Sangha participates in
a discussion on the use of the N-Word
