WRS Classic: Black American Naming Practices
What's Ray Saying?
Ray Christian
5 • 625 Ratings
🗓️ 24 January 2018
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Ray talks about Black American naming practice, history, traditions and conventions from slavery to the 20th century.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a throwback edition of What's Ray saying, recorded during the early development of the show. |
| 0:06.4 | If it sounds different, well, I used to do this whole damn thing on my own. |
| 0:11.7 | I've got a bigger team now, but these early episodes were made with love and are absolutely worth listening to. |
| 0:18.8 | Enjoy the show. |
| 0:20.7 | You're listening to What Ray Say, the podcast. What's in the name? What are you called? |
| 0:30.6 | And how do you feel about it? Are there some names that sound uniquely black American to you? |
| 0:39.3 | Are there black American naming conventions? |
| 0:43.3 | Is it random? |
| 0:45.3 | If it's not, what are they? |
| 0:49.3 | What's racing? What's racing? |
| 0:55.0 | What's racing? |
| 0:57.0 | What's racing? From the source of all black knowledge, thinking about the year, stranded on the mountain, |
| 1:24.6 | looking to get out, planning more goals, seeking new challenges, nerve pain, peace and love. |
| 1:35.1 | You're listening to What's Ray saying the podcast. |
| 1:40.3 | What's in a name? |
| 1:42.8 | A little history and commentary coming up. I'm I'm I'm |
| 2:01.6 | I'm |
| 2:02.6 | I'm |
| 2:03.6 | I'm |
| 2:05.6 | I'm |
| 2:06.6 | I'm |
| 2:07.6 | I'm |
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