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It’s a mistake to teach our kids that hackneyed, unconvincing rhyme about sticks and stones and words never hurting. Most of us know that words can slice and dice with the precision of a scalpel’s edge. Words set the foundation for periods of great tolerance and expansion. And words billow and swirl into caustic clouds [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has felt compelled to address racial issues from his unusual perspective. Andrew is a white, politically conservative, blues musician who has been teaching and touring the U.S. and Europe since 1993. He can be seen with blues legend Bobby Parker on B.E.T. Jazz [...]

Multi-platinum selling hip hop artist Nas has decided to name his upcoming album Nigger. And he doesn’t want to hear about it from the likes of me.
“We’re taking power [away] from the word,” he added. “No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil-rights movement, but some of my n—as in the [...]

Contributor Andrew Padula has been in situations throughout his life where he has felt compelled to address racial issues from his unusual perspective. Andrew is a white, politically conservative, blues musician who has been teaching and touring the U.S. and Europe since 1993. He can be seen with blues legend Bobby Parker on B.E.T. Jazz [...]

The NAACP held a large, mock funeral yesterday. They buried the N-Word. Sure the NAACP’s burial of the N-word got plenty of media coverage and maybe even stimulated further debate about the use of “nigger” within the African American community. Frankly, I wish to God that they had chosen to bury another of the ills [...]

I was a youngster when the movie Serpico, starring Al Pacino, opened. The movie captured the true life story of Frank Serpico, an honest, undercover, New York City cop, and his battle against crime and corruption perpetrated by other New York City cops. I had read the book, my mom had it, and I pretty [...]

It was one of those perky, sunny mornings that introduce spring to New York City. I was waiting at a crosswalk and blammo; a freckle faced young man plowed his bike right into me. He didn’t look crazy, so as I recovered from my stumble I met his eyes, presuming an, “Oh, excuse me” would [...]