The Karen
Decoder Ring
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What Is Your Name? Shaniqua Johnson
Distinctively black names have existed since the 19th century and enslavement. Names like Shaniqua began to appear in the 1960s and 70s as an expression of black cultural empowerment. But these names, given to get some distance from racist white culture, had been effectively punished by white culture for that difference.
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