N-i-g-g-e-r. Few combinations of letters in the English language provoke as immediate and intense reaction as the ’n word’. Filmmaker Todd Williams chronicles the history of the expression from its hateful, demeaning, embarrassing historic root s to its current use among young people as a term of endearment. Prominent African Americans including Levar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg, Bryant Gumbel, Quincy Jones, Regina King and Wynton Marsalis comment on the word. Letterboxed; DVD includes commentary. Post Consumer Media.