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The N-word, if you didn’t already know, is the word “Nigger”. I’ll use it only once in this article, and I will also join in on the cease and desist order of this word from today’s lexicon and language.

The following report from AP reports that the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) will be doing a symbolic burial of the N-word on Monday, around 10 a.m. Eastern Time.

I think this is long overdue, as any form of racism, including the use of foul language to subvert an entire race should be banned.

DETROIT — Julian Bond wants people to understand that when the NAACP symbolically buries the N-word on Monday, the effort will be led by the younger members of the venerable civil rights organization.

”Seven young people are on our board of directors, and they are spearheading this initiative,” said Bond, the group’s chairman. ”This is the continuation of a long fight against the denigration of African Americans in popular culture. If it’s someone black or someone white, it’s equally wrong.”

The N-word burial highlights the NAACP’s 98th annual convention, which kicks off Saturday and runs through Thursday.

The civil rights group announced the N-word burial in April. Delegates and supporters plan to march about a quarter-mile from the convention center to a downtown plaza where a eulogy will be given.

Bond, who will address the convention Sunday, said NAACP leaders have been in talks with entertainers, especially rappers, about removing racial and gender-specific slurs from their music.

More than 8,000 are expected to attend the convention. AP

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