Thanks for watching "Don't Say This Word" — the pilot episode of our "The Truth About the US" series. All information and media used in this video were sourced from publicly available materials listed below. If you'd like to leave feedback, please comment on YouTube. Remember to always be kind in your interactions with others.
Visual Media
Dirt Off Your Shoulder by Jay-Z
Richard Pryor in 1976 — Marianna Diamos, L.A. Times
Eddie Murphy at Premiere — David Shankbone
Kanye West — David Shankbone
Jay-Z — Shawn 'Jay-Z' Carter Foundation Carnival
Ice-T with Full Force — Stefan Bollmann
Dave Chappelle: The Closer — Mathieu Bitton and Netflix
The Hateful Eight (2015) — Quentin Tarantino / The Weinstein Company
U.S. Marshals Escorting Ruby Bridges — D.O.J. photographer
Rodney King beating — USA Today
Slave Auction Ad — Unknown author
Elizabeth Eckford at Little Rock Central High School (1957) — Will Counts
Protest in Minnesota, USA — Fibonacci Blue
Protest over the murder of Philando Castile — Fibonacci Blue
Segregated Drinking Fountain — Russell Lee
Facts & Supporting Information
Origin of the N-word — Wikipedia
Analysis of the Reclamation and Spread of the N-word in Pop Culture — Julius Freeman
N-word: The troubled history of the racial slur — BBC
At the Intersection of Language and Culture: Rap and the N-Word — Medium
Facts about N.W.A — Wikipedia
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