Memphis Flyer
Flyer columnist
John Branston asked in this week's column: "So who should be the HNIC of the Memphis City Schools?" He explains that HNIC was used in the movie "Lean On Me," and stands for "head [N-word] in charge." Editor
Bruce VanWyngarden tells readers: "It was not intended as a racial slur but as a cultural reference to a very real and important decision facing our school board." || Related WREG-TV
report.