African American baby names
Crazy Eyes Uzo Aduba: If You Can Say ‘Tchaikovsky,’ You Can Pronounce My Name (VIDEO)
Crazy Eyes Uzo Aduba has a darn good reason why you should be able to pronounce her name.
Denene Millner – Jan 28, 2015
To Avoid Stigma, Biracial Teen Changes Her Name from Keisha to Kylie
To avoid stigma, a biracial teen changed her name from Keisha to Kylie—should she be applauded or snatched up by the Drop Squad?
Nick Chiles – Nov 6, 2013
Popular Baby Names 2012: Blue and Django Made the List. Insert Deep Sigh Here.
Well yeah—that didn’t take long, did it? Turns out that as original as Beyonce and Jay-Z thought they were being when they named their daughter...
Denene Millner – Jul 18, 2012
What’s In a Baby Name? For Some of Them, No Interview
By NICK CHILES The Social Security Administration released the list of top baby names for 2011 and as I perused the list, I thought about...
Denene Millner – May 15, 2012
Baby Names In the 1940 Census: Turns Out My Grandparents Were Trendy
Records from the 1940 Census are being released online today by the U.S. National Archives after 72 years of confidentiality expires—which means details of the...
Denene Millner – Apr 2, 2012