Teaching African American English. African American English still isn't fully embraced in the classroom, scholars and advocates said, but Smitherman and others said they're optimistic that ...

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US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the ...

Teachers from Texas to New England tell TIME that they can’t ignore the news around AP African American Studies. Many say, though, that DeSantis’s objections to the course have only made their ...

African American Vernacular English is a stigmatized dialect that is still ridiculed in education and the workplace. Its speakers are coherent and intelligent communicators, but remain disadvantaged.

Years ago, when that teacher asked me to visit her second-grade classroom, I heard a bright child accurately and correctly following the rules of African American English speech production.

The first year of the College Board’s AP African American Studies pilot in 60 high schools nationwide is wrapping up, and next year, 800 schools in more than 40 states will be offering the course.

When I was in graduate school, Reid purchased African American novels for me and other East Forsyth graduates who were focused on lifelong learning. The first book she bought for me was “Beloved” by ...

My AARs (African American Relatives) all used the same english that I was taught in school. The intonation may have been slightly different from EAs (European Americans) living in the same area ...