NPR: Richard Pryor https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-125177 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:15:52 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Richard Pryor https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-125177/richard-pryor Richard Pryor's daughter studies the N-word — a word he used, then disavowed Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor spent years researching the racial slur, but never revealed that her father was the legendary comic who used it profusely. Her new book is <em>Something We Said.</em> Mon, 01 Jun 2026 14:06:16 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5838847/richard-pryor-elizabeth-stordeur-something-we-said https://www.npr.org/2026/06/01/nx-s1-5838847/richard-pryor-elizabeth-stordeur-something-we-said

Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor spent years researching the racial slur, but never revealed that her father was the legendary comic who used it profusely. Her new book is Something We Said.

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