Los Angeles Times
Oakland School District Recognizes Black English
In: http://articles.latimes.com/1996-12-20/news/mn-11042_1_black-english
Saying it has failed to adequately educate African American youngsters, the Oakland Unified School District has declared Black English a second language, making it the first district in the nation to give the controversial dialect official status in programs targeting bilingual students.
CNN U.S
Black English proposal draws fire
In: http://articles.cnn.com/1996-12-22/us/9612_22_black.english_1_black-english-oakland-school-board-performance-of-black-students?_s=PM:US
“I am incensed”, said poet Maya Angelou, who recited one of her poems at President Clintons inauguration. “The very idea that African American language is a language separate and apart can be very threatening, because it can encourage young men and women not to learn Standard English”.
Recent news:
US drug agency seeks speakers of 'Black English' or Ebonics to translate intercepts
In: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/us-drug-agency-seeks-speakers-of-black-english-or-ebonics-to-translate-intercepts/story-e6freuyi-1225909314412
Recent news:
US drug agency seeks speakers of 'Black English' or Ebonics to translate intercepts
In: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/us-drug-agency-seeks-speakers-of-black-english-or-ebonics-to-translate-intercepts/story-e6freuyi-1225909314412
THE Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has insisted it needs to hire at least nine people fluent in Ebonics.
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