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Dictionary.com adds box braids to its lexicon
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe wordbook defines box braids as a triple-stranded braid made from the hair in a square-shaped area of the scalp. […] The post Dictionary.com adds box...
New dictionary will showcase the beauty and creativity of Black American English
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoOPINION: The Oxford Dictionary of African American English, which will be edited by noted historian...
Henry Louis Gates, Oxford working to publish African American dictionary
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHarvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, led by Dr. Henry...
Swahili and Spanish dictionaries banned in Michigan prisons
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Michigan Department of Corrections has banned dictionaries in Spanish and Swahili, contending...
'Viewpoint diversity' will lead to indoctrination and ignorance | Opinion
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI was angered reading the guest column "Legislation protects free speech and viewpoint diversity at...
La. Senate approves cutting Confederate Memorial Day and Robert E. Lee Day from state’s holiday list
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouisiana lawmakers on Friday approved revising the state’s official holiday list to no longer...
Lizzo wins trademark for ‘100% That B**ch’ lyric
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoLizzo just scored a major win! The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter the trademark The post...
White principal equated ‘cracker’ to the N-word in secretly recorded video
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParents and students in Georgia are dismayed that a white principal used the N-word while comparing...
New York removes the word ‘inmate’ from state laws, replaces it with ‘incarcerated person’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has amended several state laws to remove the word “inmate” and replace...
HBCU lacrosse team files civil rights complaint against Georgia sheriffs claiming racial profiling
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLast month, sheriff’s deputies in Georgia stopped a bus full of women’s lacrosse players from...
