The Black Informant | African American Commentary, News and Community Building

Although this article is dated by at least a few days, it is still worth the mention:

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Curtis Ferguson has had enough.

The art teacher at the predominantly black Carter High School in Dallas has had it with his students’ free and easy use of racist epithets for each other.

So he’s pitched a tent outside the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in predominantly black South Dallas and says he intends to fast until the Martin Luther King Junior holiday on Monday. (more…)

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Although he gets an “A” in my book for his stance, the reality is that for many black folk, the usage of this word is seen throughout our community as a right that is reserved for US only. Other races are given a “temp pass” for racist epithets as long as it used in hip hop vernacular or a comedic format.