Richard Pryor had seven children: Renee, Richard Jr., Elizabeth, Rain, Steven, Mason and Kelsey Comedian Richard Pryor had seven children: Renee, Richard Jr., Elizabeth, Rain, Steven, Mason and Kelsey ...

Some of those recording still exist. This is the period when he starts using the N-word. “I’m Richard Pryor,” he would say. “I’m a nigger.” Nobody did that.

Richard Pryor's award-winning comedy broke down many barriers. His death Saturday at age 65 marks the end of one of the most influential careers in recent entertainment history.

Throughout Pryor’s career, he frequently used the n-word in his act and in the titles of his albums. After the freebasing incident, though, he seemed to change his views on the word.

As a fan of Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Louis C.K. and Dave Chappelle, I balk at letting anyone tell a comic what words they should use. The ultimate arbiter – is it funny ...

On Pryor's experience with the N-word and how it was used in his comedy I think growing up black in Peoria, blacks were only 10 percent of Peoria, Ill., at the time. He was very much picked on ...

Its effect can be explosive and painful: Harvard University professor Randall Kennedy has traced the history of the N-word to understand the evolution of the infamous racial slur. Kennedy joins ...

Over the years, she’s taken her thinking—and that of her students—far beyond the simple response of “just never say it.” In her Smith colloquium The History of the N-Word, she digs deep into the ...

Joe Rogan Responds to Viral Clip Showing Him Use N-Word, Calls It “Regretful and Shameful” In the nearly six-minute video, Rogan said his use of the racial slur was taken out of context and ...