This is a discussion put on by Skidmore College's Hip Hop Alliance club. It is part 3 of Hip Hop Alliance's Discussion Series. The three part series aims to challenge and engage students, faculty, and staff on the subjects of racism, sexism, and homophobia in Hip Hop and America. NAACP buried the word. "Kramer" and "Dog the Bounty Hunter" said it. Rapper NaS used it to name his next album. Is it wrong to say it? Who can say it? To prepare for the discussion some people... Read "Nigger vs. Nigga" from The N Word by Jabari Asim: http://cms.skidmore.edu/american_studies/upload/n-word.pdf Watched South Park's "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson": http://www.southparkzone.com/episodes/1101/With-Apologies-to -Jesse-Jackson.html Discussion led by Danny Tejada AKA DJ Daddy Mack (President of Hip Hop Alliance). Videos watched The Boondocks' S-Word Julian Curry's Niggers Niggas & Niggaz Music played Sha Stimuli's The N-Word Song http://www.djdaddymack.com/ http://hiphoponmymind.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/DJ_Daddy_Mack http://dj-daddy-mack.tripod.com http://www.myspace.com/DiversityEnt