Atlanta Attorney Receives International Support For Resolution To Discourage The Use Of The N Word And Mark It Out Of The Dictionary On August 1 2006

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Atlanta Attorney Receives International Support For Resolution To Discourage The Use Of The N Word And Mark It Out Of The Dictionary On August 1, 2006

In May of this year, Attorney Roy Miller of Atlanta, Georgia announced his challenge to blacks to mark the 's8220;n's8221; word out of his or her dictionaries on August 1, 2006. Attorney Miller has encouraged groups, clubs and organizations to adopt resolutions discouraging the use of the n word against a child or to describe a child and to make the resolution a part of their guiding principles. He has called on families and groups to meet on August 1, 2006 and discuss how the use of that word has impacted their lives. Miller, who specializes in juvenile law, has asked for them to sign a resolution to pledge to discontinue the use of the 's8220;n's8221; word when referring to themselves and particularly when referring to children. As a show of solidarity, he has asked for the children to initiate marking the word out of their dictionaries and out of their lives. The children will take the lead and announce to the world that it is not acceptable, humorous, nor in style to refer to them as 's8220;n's8221; words. Since that announcement, support has poured in from across the globe.

Atlanta, GA July 25, 2006 -- Since his 12-year old niece was shocked and offended by the definition of the word 's8220;nigger's8221; that she found in her dictionary, Attorney Roy Miller, of Atlanta, Georgia has launched a crusade against its use by black persons in general and toward black children in particular.

That incident provided the motivation to make Attorney Miller beseech dictionary publishers to delete the 's8220;n's8221; word from future publications. In 1994, Attorney Roy Miller became the first and only person to succeed at having the 's8220;n's8221; word deleted from a major dictionary. Part of his argument has been that, if we have any respect at all for our ancestors, Black adults should be ashamed to refer to their Black babies and children by that offensive and disparaging term.

Attorney Roy Miller is renewing his challenge to families and organizations to meet on August 1st, 2006 and talk about how that word toward them and its affect on their lives then adopt resolutions pledging to acknowledge the 's8220;n's8221; word as the ultimate insult against the black race. Furthermore, Attorney Miller is asking that all persons mark out the definition in their personal dictionaries on August 1, 2006 as a show of unity. A sample resolution can be found on Attorney Miller's8217;s website.

Since the initial publication, Attorney Miller has received worldwide support. The London-based Organization Ligali, founded by Toyin Agbetu, has partnered with Miller and pledged support. Jill Merritt, of www.abolishthenword.com included Miller's8217;s challenge in the site's8217;s recent newsletter. In Detroit Michigan, a grade school teacher is using the resolution and discussion as the basis for a class project.

Other groups and companies that have expressed agreement include Morgan Communications of Atlanta, Georgia, the Atlanta Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Dayton Ohio Chapter of the NAACP.

Attorney Miller states, zero tolerance towards being disrespected must be established in the Black community and it must start with Blacks respecting Black children. How can our babies be children of God and 's8220;n's8221; words at the same time Does not such reference to the child also refer to the father




Atlanta Attorney Receives International Support For Resolution To Discourage The Use Of The N Word And Mark It Out Of The Dictionary On August 1 2006

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