Banning the "N" Word?

The "N" word, once a deeply offensive derogatory term against African Americans, is today commonly used among our younger generation, and most notably in the African-American and Hispanic communities. Youth who use the word say there are a multitude of interpretations of the "N" word, which they sometimes use as a term of endearment toward one another or of self-empowerment, and it is often heard in Hip-Hop music. So if the term is so utterly offensive to so many, should our youth be able to use it?

Radio Rootz's Kristal Graham investigates whether our freedom of speech rights were put into question with the New York City Council's symbolic  "resolution" to ban the "N"word earlier this year.

 Note: this piece is unedited and contains explicit use of the N-word. Listen to the Edited Version.