Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor was 6 when she met dad Richard Pryor for first time, and kept his identity hidden from students (exclusive)

The journey to sharing her story has been a personal one for the 59-year-old daughter of the late comedic icon ...

Richard Pryor’s Daughter Reveals Her White Mother Used a Racial Slur Against Her at 12

Late comedy legend Richard Pryor‘s daughter, Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor, has carried both love and heartache side by side for ...

Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth recalls moment her white mother called her the N-word during heated argument (exclusive)

The Smith College history professor is the third oldest daughter of late comedian Richard Pryor, whom he shared with Maxine ...
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Elizabeth Pryor Wants Us To Talk About Racism

Smith College professor Elizabeth Pryor, daughter of Richard Pryor, challenges conventional race discussions in her new book, Something We Said.
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Richard Pryor’s daughter grapples with her complex relationship with her famous father — and his use of the n-word

Comic legend Richard Pryor used the n-word so much during his standup routines that he once said, “I said it over and over like a preacher singing hallelujah.” Yet one of the most notorious examples ...
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Who is Maxine Silverman? What we know about Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth’s mother as she recalls racial dynamics

Late stand-up comedian and actor Richard Pryor shared daughter Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor with his girlfriend Maxine Silverman.

Richard Pryor’s daughter says her white mother called her racial slur when she was 12

Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor is confronting a painful childhood memory in her new book, recounting the moment her mother used a ...

How Richard Pryor setting himself on fire gave Eddie Murphy a movie career: “I’ve got this client”

That’s not to play down Pryor’s achievements, but the facts speak for themselves: The highest-grossing stand-up film ever ...

Richard Pryor’s daughter Elizabeth is a scholar of the N-word

Historian Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor has spent her career tracing the racial slur, the N-word, through slavery, Jim Crow, the civil rights movement, and hip hop. But what she didn't tell most of her ...
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Richard Pryor's widow explains why his comedy still matters: 'Now more than ever we need Richard's voice'

During his lifetime, Richard Pryor never shied away from finding belly laughs in hard truths. The stand-up legend used the comedy stage as a pulpit to comment not only his own troubles, but the larger ...