Talkin Black Talk captures an important moment in the history of language and literacy education and the continuing struggle for equal language rights. Publishe

In this book, Smitherman makes a substantial contribution to an understanding of Black English by setting it in the larger context of Black culture and life sty

An authoritative, impassioned celebration of Black English, how it works, and why it matters

A collection of essays in which Geneva Smitherman, a native speaker of African American Language, presents her opinions about Ebonics and related issues.

In Articulate While Black, two renowned scholars of Black Language address language and racial politics in the U.S. through an insightful examination of Preside