Word: negroness
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...says it’s an accident. It wasn’t anyone’s fault that that stray brick had messed up Ezekiel’s ear. But that didn’t mean he was defunct. And even if he was a Negro, it was still such a waste: that this man, whose family was “away” (dead), was about to just toss out his Easter.Before I could even think to be scared I said, “Why don’t you just come sit with me and Daddy. We?...
...crowd to rise—but that just left them standing there, in a dithering hush, with nothing to ogle but my everlasting journey down the longest aisle the Lord has ever wrought upon his people (no offense to Him).By the time I’d passed the Negro section, I think the color of my cheeks had ebbed to a mere tomato. But by the time I squeezed into our usual pew at the front, my blood was frothing: couldn’t I just enjoy the service like all the others? The others, mind...
...there?”“Oh, yes, and it makes Reverend Lewis so happy. To be able to share Good News with such a crowd is a blessing. I just don’t know what we’re going to do about this Negro Problem.”Well, I could have cared less about this Negro Problem (was it one in particular or all of them?). But I did let my noodle think on it once Daddy and I squeezed in to the foyer. What else could I do as I waited there, horrified that...
...Referred to now-President Obama as "Barack the Magic Negro" and played a song by the same name to the tune of "Puff the Magic Dragon." As an explanation, Limbaugh said that that the term was historical...
...Turner, and Greg Louganis are three examples. This phenomenon isn't entirely pernicious; it is at least partly rooted in our concern that growing up with a fractured identity is hard on kids. The psychologist J.D. Teicher summarized this view in a 1968 paper: "Although the burden of the Negro child is recognized as a heavy one, that of the Negro-White child is seen to be even heavier...