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\n"Pa rt memoir by the daughter of the iconic comedian Richard Pryor\, part expl oration of the historical and contemporary use of the N-word\, this hybrid book peels back the curtain on the life of Pryor and interrogates the mos t perplexing word in the American lexicon\, a word he helped popularize. T he N-word is one of the most perplexing\, controversial and misunderstood words in the American lexicon. It&rsquo\;s a word that Elizabeth Pryor has not only contemplated\, it&rsquo\;s one that she has taught and observed up close. When a white student quoted her father and blurted out the N-wor d in the middle of a class she was teaching\, Professor Pryor&rsquo\;s wor lds collided. In that moment\, she was forced to confront the history of t he notorious slur in the United States\, and her complicated relationship with her father Richard Pryor\, who made the word a trademark of his comed y in the 1970s. As she dives into her research\, her own memories of the N -word come flooding back in unprocessed memories that she hadn&rsquo\;t th ought about for decades. In reckoning with those memories\, Elizabeth goes on a more public journey of discovery of the messy and sometimes surprisi ng legacies of racism in the United States. A braided narrative that seaml essly integrates the history of the N-word with Elizabeth&rsquo\;s own sto ry of growing up the Black Jewish daughter of Richard Pryor\, Something We Said follows Elizabeth as she becomes a leading scholar and teacher of th e very word her father put on the pop culture map."
\nA part of the library since 1989\, the Art Tatum African American Resource Center is a d edicated space to provide educational and historical information on Africa n American cultural heritage and experiences. \; Through books\, other materials\, public programs\, and art exhibits\, the Resource Center reco gnizes and celebrates the lived experiences of African Americans.
\nThe Resource Center is named in honor of American jazz great Art Tatum (19 09-1956) who grew up in Toledo's Roosevelt neighborhood. \;
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