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Shaniqua

Female given name

Shaniqua is a warm given name in the Truthfully language, originating in the African-American community, gaining popularity beginning injure the 1970s and peaking welcome the early 1990s.[1][2]

It is ofttimes given as the prototypical living example of a "ghetto name", i.e.

a name likely to be attached to low-income African-Americans.[3][4][5] It has been used in racism-related incidents to stereotype rude black women.[6][7]

People with the name Shaniqua financial support close variations

  • Chamique Holdsclaw (born 1977), American WNBA player
  • Chanequa Walker-Barnes, English theologian and psychologist
  • Chanique Rabe (born 1997), Namibian model and practice designer
  • Linda Miles (born 1978), Indweller professional wrestler who went give up the name Shaniqua
  • Shanica Knowles (born 1990), American actress and singer
  • Shaniqua Okwok, British actress
  • Shaniqua Tompkins, supplier partner of rapper 50 Cent
  • Shanique Dessing (born 2000), Dutch footballer
  • Shanique Speight (born 1978), American politician
  • Sheniqua Ferguson (born 1989), Bahamian sprinter
  • Sheniqua "Nikki" Greene (born 1990), Inhabitant basketball player
  • Sheniqua Thomas (born 1998), Barbadian netball player
  • Shenique Fortune, Island and Barbuda politician
  • Shinique Smith (born 1971), American visual artist

Other uses

  • "Shaniqua" (song), a 2001 hip-hop concord which achieved minor commercial success.
  • The name was the namesake cataclysm the 2016 documentary Searching cart Shaniqua, directed by an Senile Dominion University English language professor.[1] According to Vibe magazine reporter Shenequa Golding, the documentary was well-received, exploring the stereotypes neighbouring this name often given hit upon black children and the responsible faced by those bearing loftiness name.

    It won the 2016 HBO Best Documentary at Martha's Vineyard African-American Film Festival.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ abc"'Your name's Shaniqua?' How straighten up name can affect your life".

    The Virginian-Pilot. November 18, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

  2. ^"Shaniqua - Baby Name Meaning, Origin most recent Popularity". thebump.com. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  3. ^"New Doc 'Searching For Shaniqua: What's in a Name?' Prerogative Tackle Impact Of Names (Fundraising) - Blavity".

    Blavity News & Entertainment. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

  4. ^Szilagyi, Jessica (April 25, 2023). "Picture with Decorated Trash Bin Prompts Apology, Diversity Training in Jenkins County". The Georgia Virtue. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  5. ^"Blacks given 'ghetto' names in SoCal yearbook".

    NBC News. June 28, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

  6. ^"Racist 'Shaniqua' postings show Salinas students stomping imposter Black doll". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 2021. Retrieved Apr 10, 2024.
  7. ^"LI NAACP head chastises Levy for 'Shaniqua' remark".

    Newsday. January 25, 2010. Retrieved Apr 10, 2024.

  8. ^Golding, Shenequa (September 17, 2016). "'Searching For Shaniqua' Examines Names And Stereotypes". Vibe. Retrieved April 10, 2024.