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Word On The Ave 2/11/2010

How do you feel about the word ‘Negro’ being added on the census?

 

Jarrod Little
Senior
Marketing and Accounting
New Orleans

“Negro is not a race. I am African-American.”

 

 

Darren Bridgewater
Junior
Philosophy and Religion

New Roads

“It’s like a slap in our face. Our forefathers fought to keep that particular word out of use.”

 

 

Shaunessy E. Carr
Junior
Political Science

St. Louis, Mo

“It is the correct use to describe a black person, and it really doesn’t bother me at all.”

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Word On The Ave 2/11/2010