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This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Muhammad Ali's name change from Cassius Clay in 1964 helped inspire the popularity of Muslim names within African-American culture. Islam has been an influence on African-American names. Islamic names entered African-American culture with the rise of the Nation of Islam among black Americans with its focus upon black supremacy and separatism.
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists.
Getting a divorce [147] drugstore cowboy Well-dressed man who loiters in public areas trying to pick up women [147] drum Speakeasy [17] dry. Main article: Prohibition. Place where alcohol is not served or person opposed to the legal sale of alcohol [149] dry Up Cover up; Keep quiet about; stop talking [150] dry-gulch Murder or kill someone [149 ...
Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history. But what about the many, many more women who never made it into most . high school history books?
Pages in category "African-American feminine given names" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It includes African-American people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American women . It includes American women that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
First African-American woman to become an Episcopal Priest. [2] [3] Books, articles and poems published include: Angel of Desert, Dark Testament, Negroes are Fed Up, States Laws on Race and Color, Proud Shoes: The Story of An American Family. [2] Died of cancer on July 1, 1985. [2] [3] Applied to Columbia University but was rejected because of ...