Terrell Darnell
In my research on Black Ghetto Baby Names, there is an entire class that I have come across that really begs discussion. The class is “First names that have become associated with blacks, but are really surnames of English lords.” There is a surprising number even on the list of most popular African American names. [...]
Jasmine Jazmin Jasmeen Yasmin
Dear readers, today we discuss the most popular of “Black Ghetto Baby Names”, Jasmine (Jazmin, Jaasmeen, Jaasmin). The attentive reader might cite this statement against my summary of popular African American names as published in Freakonomics, but actually, with all combinations, that name was the most popular. I will discuss it, give my words as usual, [...]
Imani
Oh dear readers of Black Ghetto Baby Names,
As many know, we African Americans are a people of faith. As a people, few other than the Jews have known the same pain and pressure that has been applied to our bodies and spirits [...]
DeAndre
Today’s post at Black Ghetto Baby Names will take a different trajectory than previous ones. In previous posts we would discuss a name and then move to famous people and conclude with how the name was not actually among the “Black Ghetto Baby Names” at all. Well, today I would prefer to focus on [...]
Aaliyah
Today’s post is going to be difficult for those of us that have been around on this earth longer than the last 10 years. Here at Black Ghetto Baby Names, we are huge fans of soul music and R&B music, and few artists in the genre have been as tragic as Aaliyah. Today we’ll talk [...]
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