"Black sounding" names and their surprising history

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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

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SOURCES
Key & Peele "East/West College Bowl": https://youtu.be/gODZzSOelss
Names of American Negro slaves: https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/aa.1948.50.3.02a00220
Slave Names In Colonial South Carolina: http://latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/AS-1952.pdf
More about names and slavery, including nicknames: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oSQhIpngkH9EllpoWTBqFwxre7zhXlZ3/view?usp=sharing
Malcolm X on his last name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-X9yMnhM6w
That Coming To America scene: https://youtu.be/MQpl7AxSgsE
Some info about Pan-Africanism: http://exhibitions.nypl.org/africanaage/essay-pan-africanism.html
That Roots scene: https://youtu.be/FMPFQo5V-lA
French influence: http://www.mylhcv.com/common-creole-female-first-names/
"Sweet Lady" by Tyrese: https://youtu.be/gSlLFx2U4qo
Are Emily And Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal: https://cos.gatech.edu/facultyres/Diversity_Studies/Bertrand_LakishaJamal.pdf
A more current response to that study: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-bias-hiring-0504-biz-20160503-story.html
More about hiring bias: https://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/minorities-who-whiten-job-resumes-get-more-interviews

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