Information and Media Sources for “Don’t Say This Word”

Thanks for watching “Don’t Say This Word” by Ron Weaver aka American Thai Guy. The pilot episode for “The Truth About the US” series. All information and media used in this video were sourced from the following WikiPedia articles. If you’d like to share your feedback on this video, feel free to submit a comment on YouTube. Remembers to always be kind in your interactions with others.

Visual Media:

Dirt Off Your Shoulder by Jay-Z

Richard Pryor in 1976 by Marianna Diamos, L.A. Times

Eddie Murphy at Premiere by David Shankbone

Kanye West by David Shankbone

Jay-Z by Shawn ‘Jay-Z’ Carter Foundation Carnival

Ice-T with Full Force by Stefan Bollmann

Dave Chappelle: The Closer by Mathieu Bitton and Netflix

The Hateful Eight (2015) by Director: Quentin Tarantino; Produced by The Weinstein Company

U.S. Marshals escorting Ruby Ridges by D.O.J. photographer

Rodney king beating by USA Today

Slave Auction Ad by Unknown author

Elizabeth Eckford berated attempting to enter Little Rock Central High School (1957) by Will Counts

Protest in Minnesota, USA by Fibonacci Blue

Protest over the murder of Philando Castille by Fibonacci Blue

Segregated Drinking Fountain by Russell Lee

Facts and Supporting Information:

Origin of the word N*gger by Wikipedia

Analysis of the Reclamation and Spread of the N-word in Pop Culture by Julius Freeman

N-word: The troubled history of the racial slur by BBC

At the Intersection of Language and Culture: Rap and the N-Word by Medium

Facts about N.W.A. by Wikipedia

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