Channel: Say It Loud

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Description: Thank you to Audible for supporting PBS Digital Studios. You can learn more about Audible at audible.com/sayitloud or text sayitloud to 500500! What's in a name? Sometimes it's just our imagination, and other times it's an attempt at a political statement. Black names have been satirized and stereotyped for a long time, but they have a unique and downright surprising history. Azie and Evelyn discuss the history, culture, and influence on "black sounding names" for #SayItLoudPBS Watch more from us: Why #BlackTwitter Exists (And Is Totally Awesome) youtube.com/watch?v=dTRNptAvBIQ&list=UUk85otLk-ASsqPu0aXFGjzA And from our friends: Why Do We Have Middle Names? youtube.com/watch?v=hY4oWFGmfqU&t=5 Follow us @SayItLoudPBS Twitter: twitter.com/SayItLoudPBS Instagram: instagram.com/sayitloudpbs Facebook: facebook.com/SayItLoudPBS SOURCES Key & Peele "East/West College Bowl": youtu.be/gODZzSOelss Names of American Negro slaves: anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/aa.1948.50.3.02a00220 Slave Names In Colonial South Carolina: latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/AS-1952.pdf More about names and slavery, including nicknames: drive.google.com/file/d/1oSQhIpngkH9EllpoWTBqFwxre7zhXlZ3/view?usp=sharing Malcolm X on his last name: youtube.com/watch?v=_-X9yMnhM6w That Coming To America scene: youtu.be/MQpl7AxSgsE Some info about Pan-Africanism: exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-pan-africanism.html That Roots scene: youtu.be/FMPFQo5V-lA French influence: mylhcv.com/common-creole-female-first-names "Sweet Lady" by Tyrese: youtu.be/gSlLFx2U4qo Are Emily And Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal: cos.gatech.edu/facultyres/Diversity_Studies/Bertrand_LakishaJamal.pdf A more current response to that study: chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bias-hiring-0504-biz-20160503-story.html More about hiring bias: hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews