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Some say the word originated as a generalized term for Native women.
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Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults are all more likely than White adults to say the word empowering describes the movement extremely or very well, according to Pew.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 14 June 2023
Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults are all more likely than White adults to say the word empowering describes the movement extremely or very well, according to Pew.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 14 June 2023
The video that was posted last week on Facebook by a parent of one of the students in the classroom shows a teacher from Sequoia Middle School standing over a student’s desk and saying the N-word while trying to get the student to say the word.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
If these stories did not outright say the word aliens, many indulged in what-if-ing, while glazing over the limits of the actual facts available.
—Sarah Scoles, The Atlantic, 25 June 2021
So here’s the obvious answer to the problem: White people should just never say the word.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
The teacher was seen on video captured by one of the student's classmates repeatedly ordering him to say the word despite him appearing uncomfortable using that type of language.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023
Whoever hears another person say the word gets to steal one of their pins.
—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2024
Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults are all more likely than White adults to say the word empowering describes the movement extremely or very well, according to Pew.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 14 June 2023
Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults are all more likely than White adults to say the word empowering describes the movement extremely or very well, according to Pew.
—Nicole Chavez, CNN, 14 June 2023
The video that was posted last week on Facebook by a parent of one of the students in the classroom shows a teacher from Sequoia Middle School standing over a student’s desk and saying the N-word while trying to get the student to say the word.
—Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2023
If these stories did not outright say the word aliens, many indulged in what-if-ing, while glazing over the limits of the actual facts available.
—Sarah Scoles, The Atlantic, 25 June 2021
So here’s the obvious answer to the problem: White people should just never say the word.
—Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2021
The teacher was seen on video captured by one of the student's classmates repeatedly ordering him to say the word despite him appearing uncomfortable using that type of language.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2023
Whoever hears another person say the word gets to steal one of their pins.
—Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2023
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