In 1619, when there are reports about the first blacks brought to British North America, they are referred to as N-I-G-G-U-H-S. Well, it doesn't seem…

- Randall Kennedy

What people should do is explain to their friends, to their neighbors how they feel when they confront the word n - - and why they feel the way they …

- Randall Kennedy

The infamy of n - - is - it's a word that has been used to terrorize people, to put people down. But it has also been used in other ways. It's also b…

- Randall Kennedy

If you want to put somebody down, analogize them to the n - - .

- Randall Kennedy

In elite, primarily white institutions, there are many blacks who have white wives. So much so that sometimes there is almost the assumption that I w…

- Randall Kennedy

I will say go into the world and try to find good people that feel genuine affection and love for you, and disregard everything else about their back…

- Randall Kennedy

Any successful black person will have to face suspicion within his or her own community about his or her loyalty to other blacks.

- Randall Kennedy

The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the Mt. E…

- Randall Kennedy

I was born in Columbia in 1954, the year the Supreme Court invalidated racial segregation in public schools. I visited frequently but did not live th…

- Randall Kennedy