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What exactly is a "Black" name? Is it Leroy Jones? Jahiem Washington? Tanya Wilson? Vanessa Brown? Do these names connote a lack of intelligence or work ethic? Is something inherently wrong with having a name that is more commonly associated with AA's?.
We must be aware of cultural assassination and the inferiority complex/white supremacy that it engenders. If we were robbed of our names when we were brought here against our will, will we also be robbed of our uniqueness, our culture, to please the unpleasable. If white hiring managers want to eliminate you, they will do so at any point in the hiring process, be it at the resume screening level or the final interview. As President Bush has proven with his brief to the Supreme Court, the equal access barrier is far greater than a "Black" sounding name.
I'm not a fan of the homemade, scrabble word game, just came off a crack binge, ghetto names that so many of our children have but I'll be damned if I kowtow to white, institutionalized racism and saddle my child with a caucasian friendly name for the sake of looking good on a resume or the patronizing approval of a hidden bigot. No Sheneneh, no Heather, no LaQuita, no Meaghan...
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