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‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’
Published 5 months, 2 weeks ago
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The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving.
Trump urged the Washington Commanders to revert to their former name. They dropped “Redskins” in 2020 following years of pressure. In this episode of The Opinions, linguist John McWhorter joins David Leonhardt, the editorial director of New York Times Opinion, to discuss the politics of language and how we talk about race.
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