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by Janelle Harris onFebruary 23, 2013
Clutch magazine's Janelle Harris admits that she's at least partly guilty of "pandering to the social convention that dismisses the way black folks speak as sounding uneducated."
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by Helena Andrews onAugust 15, 2012
In TLC's show, a white kid makes black stereotypical slang her own. That may not be a bad thing.
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by John McWhorter onOctober 5, 2011
Barack Obama's ability to speak Ebonics is nothing to be ashamed of, says our resident linguist.
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by John McWhorter onApril 26, 2011
The use of the word "up" is just one example of the complexity of Black English -- and how there are right and wrong ways to use it.
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by Nsenga Burton onAugust 25, 2010
AOL contributor Michael Arceneaux thinks it's no big deal.
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by John McWhorter onAugust 25, 2010
Imagine a little old white lady in Boise transcribing a wiretapped conversation from The Wire. Knowmsayin'?
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by Omar Wasow onJanuary 10, 2010
The Senate majority leader has apologized for his remarks about race and color, but he was simply being honest about how voters react to skin color.
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by John McWhorter onJanuary 7, 2009
Writer John McWhorter defends fried chicken, dancing and Ebonics.
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