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N.J. Communities Debate Use of the N-Word

City councils of New York and other towns have recently passed resolutions that ask citizens to voluntarily stop using the N-word.

While these actions are merely symbolic, they've become a hot topic in many of the majority black communities in New Jersey.

The towns of Irvington, East Orange and Paterson have passed resolutions; Trenton is expected to do the same. Nancy Solomon reports.

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