I was invited to be on the Jamie Foxx show with Zo Williams on The Voice of Reason ,and had a blast. What a great group of people--------I am still floating today.
I learned so much from Zo and his other guests who had also written books. One title by Firpo Carr, Wicked Words: Poisoned Minds--Racism in the Dictionary.(1997). It's a relevent today as it was then. This is the link--------he is powerful--his words are powerful. http://www.firpocarr.com/
The second book entitled "The N Word " by Jabari Asim , another of the guests on the show, gave insight into racial slurs and their origins and the harm done. Below is the link to his book and his thoughts.
http://books.google.com/books?id=7d4wVLIOK8EC&dq=Book---The+N+Word+by+Jabari&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=dAB4TLuPF4H6lwetkbHtCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false
Friday, August 27, 2010
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