A moratorium on the 'N' word

Calling on Los Angeles residents to be more civil to one another - and inserting the City Council in a nationwide debate - Councilman Bernard Parks is calling for a moratorium on the use of the "n-word." Daily News.

Parks noted that Nov. 17 is the one-year anniversary of the much-publicized eruption by comic Michael Richards with the use of the word that prompted a national discussion about the word and its impact on society.