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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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The Black Names Book: Dissecting and Defining the Origins of Contemporary 'Ghetto' Names

The Black Names Book: Dissecting and Defining the Origins of Contemporary 'Ghetto' Names

Cenoura, Bobby

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ISBN10: 1508536171
ISBN13: 9781508536178
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 28 2015
Pages: 460
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Can you pronounce Antwaneisha, Breionshay, or Tayvarius? The Black Names Book investigates the origin of names commonly referred to as Ghetto, Ratchet and Hood, in American society by dissecting them. The lesson that the book teaches is that the lion share of Black Names aren't African at all, but are unique names that come from combinations of two or more names, names constructed with common prefixes and suffixes, foreign names, and names of other nouns. In many cases, names are conjugated with a formula that can be applied to names such as DaNiqua, LaNisha, and Tayshaun. In between the different naming conventions, research is addressed regarding the affect that these unique names have on society such as getting job interviews. At the back of the book is a glossary of the Base Names which are the common names that the Black Names are derived from. Reader suggestions for names can be emailed to: blacknamesbook@gmail.com

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