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H. Lewis Smith

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H. Lewis Smith is the Founder/CEO of the United Voices for a Common Cause, Inc. and the author of the book Bury that Sucka, A Scandalous Love Affair With the N-word. 

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(1 comments)        Wednesday, July 2, 2008
A Healthy Self-Esteem is Essential
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Some black African-Americans have realized the ramifications of the term "n**ger", understand the significance attached to a healthy self-esteem, and refuse to be referred to as a n**ger. This is because they realize the term is an antagonist to a healthy self-persona, and will not permit their own self-perception and self-value to degrade so low that they to refer to themselves as such.

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