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So What is your Major?2 comments

Teddy F wrote 2 months ago: Inevitably adults and peers alike ask me, “what’s your major?” When I respond by s … more »

Tags: Culture, Education, College, nescac, African American Studies, small liberal arts college, Graduation, what's your major, deciding a major

Theory: Why White Middle-aged Bloggers 'Give Props'.1 comment

Nav wrote 4 months ago: When I find myself , as I often do, in the familiar position of explaining what blogs are to ‘ … more »

Tags: Cultural Shifts, Blogging, Cultural Commentary, Contemporary, current, Mathew Ingram, old white guys, slang

Ebonics: Thoughts & Questions

Danny Bo'itanni wrote 5 months ago: So I’m here working, thinking, doing, etc(ing).. and I run across a drop down menu for my prim … more »

Tags: Humor, Blog, Danny Bo Itanni, Film Festivals, film, WTF

Mitt Romney: Fluent in Ebonics, Just in Time for MLK Day!1 comment

Frances Martel wrote 6 months ago: … more »

Tags: 2008, Black People, Elections, Martin Luther King, Mitt Romney

Politically Correct Rapping2 comments

udayms wrote 8 months ago: I saw this piece over at bizbag.com….. And it had me laughing again and again for quiet a few … more »

Tags: cool stuff, Funny, English, Notorious B.I.G., Oakland High school, one more chance, Politically Correct, rap, Ready To Die

Lost in Translation

Webmaster wrote 10 months ago: Houston Chronicle: A crudely made “Ghetto Handbook” distributed by a Houston school di … more »

Tags: Education, Police & Law Enforcement

Daily News: Malia Obama Interview6 comments

vivrant thang wrote 1 week ago: by vivrant thang on malia obama interview I have stayed away from rants about the foolishness som … more »

Tags: Daily news, What's going on, assasination of barack obama exhibit, barack obama family, issues faced by the black community, Malia Obama, malia obama access hollywood interview, malia obama interview, malia obama interview reactions

Dissin' "the Standard": Ebonics as Guerrilla Warfare at Capital High3 comments

matthewross35 wrote 1 week ago: Something that I wish more researchers, educators, and scholars would study and write about is the … more »

Tags: language, Racism, Whiteness, and White Privilege, social justice education, Academic Achievement, african american english, American classrooms, Culture, Discourses, dominant culture

The intertextual origins of public opinion: constructing Ebonics in the New York Times

Callier Library wrote 1 week ago: from Discourse and Society In this article, I revisit the 1996 Oakland School Board (OSB) resoluti … more »

Tags: Critical Discourse Analysis, dialogicality, Intertextuality, language ideology, media discourse

economic stimulus payment

elliskillian wrote 3 weeks ago: Got my economic stimulus check today – I’ll either use it: 1) to help fill my gas tank; 2) as ve … more »

Tags: Politics, Humor, Economics, bush, McCain, economic stimulus, obama

Nader: Obama's 'Whitening' Himself7 comments

Marc wrote 3 weeks ago: If you ever needed more reasons on why voting for Ralph Nader is a waste of a vote (not third party … more »

Tags: In One Ear Out the Other, Red Clay Country Diary, Rural, racism, obama, Wright, Trinity Church, Ayers, Urban

Do I see a hint of internalized oppression?

matthewross35 wrote 4 weeks ago: I’ve already provided my take on the concept or socially constructed idea of “Standard” Englis … more »

Tags: language, african american english, assimilation, dominant culture, Standard English

Standard English? Whose standard?

matthewross35 wrote 4 weeks ago:           Over the past few years I’ve realized that I don’t support the notion … more »

Tags: language, assimilation, Standard English, african american english

Ebonics, African-American English, or broken English/slang, what is it?

matthewross35 wrote 1 month ago: With respect to the African-American English controversy, many African-Americans and Whites see this … more »

Tags: language, Standard English, african american english, curriculum

On That Silly Race Thing4 comments

Shizukie wrote 1 month ago: The premise. A friend of mine and I were talking yesterday, when she brought something interesting … more »

Tags: Pseudo-Editorial, bill cosby, black culture in america, ohgod controversial, tl;dr wall of text

Me being stupid

Erik wrote 2 months ago: Tonight is prom and I’m going with Kana T. (a foreign exchange student from Japan) and tomorro … more »

Tags: Easter, 100%, ignorance, Insight, Japan, Laura, LiveJournal, pentecost, Prom

afrocentric2 comments

prohillary wrote 2 months ago: The list of Afrocentric “educators” whom the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has invoked in his med … more »

Tags: Economy, Race, Hillary, Wright, Afrocentric, authentically black

The Urban dictionary - a great way to conversate.

v wrote 3 months ago: I love reading and also love word creativity. As a matter of fact, I know someone who is really rea … more »

Tags: Books, chic over 40, Entertainment, Fashion, fashion do's and don'ts, Fashion News, Fashion Trends, Hollywood, How not to look old

Woe To Work From Home!1 comment

urbandiaphragm wrote 3 months ago: FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2008 THOMAS JAMES HURST / THE SEATTLE TIMES   This may in fact be the be … more »

Tags: Toronto, Education, Homework, Woe


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