NAACP Plans Funeral for 'N-Word'

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NAACP Plans Funeral for 'N-Word'

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Posted: 2007-07-09  10:03:26
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DETROIT (July 9) - There will be a symbolic funeral at  today's session of
the NAACP convention in Detroit.
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Leaders of the civil rights group admit they  don't know what impact burying
the "n-word" is going to have. But National  Chairman Julian Bond says the
organization's youth are taking the lead in  fighting the use of racist and
sexist slurs.
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The issue gained new prominence after talk show host  Don Imus' derogatory
on-air comments in April about members of the Rutgers  University women's
basketball team.
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Bond opened the group's 98th convention  yesterday, saying it's needed now
more than ever because the Bush administration  has done little to support
blacks.
[Has President Bush or anyone in his administration  ever used the n-word, or
any other racist or sexist slur? I don't  follow--B.P.]
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Most of the Democratic presidential  candidates will take part in a Thursday
forum at the  convention.






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