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  2. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    Lieberson and Mikelson of Harvard University analyzed black names, finding that the recent innovative naming practices follow American linguistic conventions even if they are independent of organizations or institutions. [10] Given names used by African-American people are often invented or creatively-spelled variants of more traditional names.

  3. Category:African masculine given names - Wikipedia

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  4. Category:African-American given names - Wikipedia

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  5. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    Its first printed use came as early as 1991 in William G. Hawkeswood's "One of the Children: An Ethnography of Identity and Gay Black Men," wherein one of the subjects used the word "tea" to mean ...

  6. Names for the human species - Wikipedia

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    Homo logicus are driven by an irresistible desire to understand how things work. By contrast, Homo sapiens have a strong desire for success. Alan Cooper, 1999 Homo loquens "talking man" Man as the only animal capable of language, J. G. Herder 1772, J. F. Blumenbach 1779. [citation needed] Homo loquax "chattering man"

  7. List of name changes due to the George Floyd protests - Wikipedia

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    The new name is a combination of the names given to the ranges by the traditional owners, the Ngarinyin and Bunuba peoples. [234] [235] [236] Livingston Park: Black Lives Matter Park: Albany: NY: US Jun 16, 2020: Jun 16, 2020: The Albany Common Council unanimously renamed the park in honor of Juneteenth.

  8. MacArthur names record number of Black 'genius grant' winners

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    Ibram X. Kendi is among 11 Black people in the 2021 class of 25 influencers, a record number of Black people named MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant fellows.

  9. List of stage names - Wikipedia

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    Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.