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2. African-American names - Wikipedia

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   Prefixes such as La/Le, Da/De, Ra/Re, or Ja/Je and suffixes such as -ique/iqua, -isha (for girls), -ari and -aun/awn (for boys) are common, as well as inventive spellings for common names. The book Baby Names Now: From Classic to Cool—The Very Last Word on First Names places the origins of "La" names in African-American culture in New Orleans ...

3. Pickaninny - Wikipedia

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   Pickaninny (also picaninny, piccaninny or pickininnie) is a pidgin word for a small child, possibly derived from the Portuguese pequenino ('boy, child, very small, tiny'). [1] It has been used as a racial slur for African American children and a pejorative term for Aboriginal children of the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand.

4. 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 ...

5. Category:African-American given names - Wikipedia

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   Pages in category "African-American given names" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Antuan;

6. Celebrate Black History Month with Your Kids—and These ...

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   Author-illustrator DeAnn Wiley peers into the comfy world of an intergenerational family and explores the hidden meaning of the words homegrown, homemade, homeland, and homemaking.

7. Elijah (given name) - Wikipedia

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   Elijah (Hebrew: אֵלִיָּהוּ ‎, Eliyahu, meaning "My God is Yahweh/YHWH") is a masculine given name after the prophet Elijah in the Hebrew Bible. Elijah was among the five most popular names for Black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022 and again in 2023. [1] [2] In 2022, it was the 37th most popular name given to ...

8. The Best Kids' Books That Feature Black Characters in ... - AOL

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   It’s important our families read books revolving around Black characters who aren't survivors or superheroes. From taking the bus to starting Kindergarten, these Black characters will soon join ...

9. Noah (name) - Wikipedia

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   In 2021, it became the most popular given name for male babies in England and Wales, [5] and in Canada. [6] Noah was among the five most popular names for black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022. [7] In 2022, in the United States, the name Noah was given to 18,621 boys, making it the second most popular name. [8]