Ummmm, not to be splittin' hairs here but back when I was teachin' GED in the Richomnd City jail and workin' at a drug treatment half-way house I was usually the only white person in the crowd and learned that "nigga" is a term, of endearment between blacks... I mean, black folks would use it only fir folks they liked...

Proudest day that I can remember was the first time that a black used "nigga" in place of my name and after that day seemed that more and more black folks would do the same... I mean, I thought it was the highest compliment 'cause it was showin' that folks saw me as part of "the culture"...

I tried to reciprocate but, havin' come from a family that was active in civil rights, it never felt right... But it sho nuff felt good to be called "nigga"...

B~