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Bonus: The N-Word is Both Unspeakable and Ubiquitous. 'Still Processing' is Back, and They're Confronting it.

Published: March 20, 2021, 10 a.m.

Introducing the new season of \u201cStill Processing.\u201d The first episode is the one that the co-hosts Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris have been wanting to make for years. They\u2019re talking about the N-word. It\u2019s both unspeakable and ubiquitous. A weapon of hate and a badge of belonging. After centuries of evolution, it\u2019s everywhere \u2014 art, politics, everyday banter \u2014 and it can\u2019t be ignored. So they\u2019re grappling with their complicated feelings about this word. Find more episodes of \u201cStill Processing\u201d here: nytimes.com/stillprocessing