Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Critical race theory" has become the demonized catchall phrase in the spirited national discourse about education and systemic ...

America’s unreflective dismissal of Ebonics is rather fascinating, not because many see it as a “lesser” form of English, but rather because society fails, for the most part, to dip its feet into the ...

When the headlines appeared this week that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) had issued a request to hire up to nine linguists proficient in Ebonics, it appeared it might be yet another cruel ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking Ebonics translators to interpret wire-tapped conversations. Critics fear the move by a federal agency could set a precedent. But linguist John McWhorter ...

(CNN)-- Wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration: Ebonics translators. It might sound like a punch line, as "Ebonics" -- the common name for what linguists call African-American English -- has ...

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The US is seeking to hire nine people fluent in Ebonics - or African American patois - in order to interpret wiretapped conversations between suspected drug dealers, sparking controversy as many do ...

Recent events in Ferguson and Baltimore have drawn attention to the political and economic inequalities in black and minority communities. However, in addition to this, another often-ignored dimension ...

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(CNN)-- Wanted by the Drug Enforcement Administration: Ebonics translators. It might sound like a punch line, as "Ebonics" -- the common name for what linguists call African-American English -- has ...