Richard Pryor’s daughter grapples with the complexities of a notorious word

For historian and professor Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, wrestling with language is part of her job. However, she admits she was left speechless the day a student in one of her classes used the N-word. That moment was the impetus for her new book 'Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me.' Stordeur Pryor is the daughter of the late comedian, who often used the word in his comedy.…