The N-word: a weighty term with several different connotations, depending on who uses it and with what intention. We discuss why white folk want to use it (i.e. Alec Baldwin, a newly minted member of the Black Delegation; see our “Race trades” episode), the issues with other non-whites’ misappropriation of it (are Mexicans and blacks truly in solidarity?), and how African-Americans’ opinions differ on the matter (Jay-Z versus Oprah Winfrey).