African american Quote by H. Samy Alim
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““Awad Ibrahim, Sudanese professor of education at the University of Ottawa, described the process [of becoming Black in America] in these terms: "To become black is to become an ethnographer who translates and searches around in an effort to understand what it means to be black in North America." It is a process of "entering already pronounced regimes of Blackness" (2003, 154). Black feminist and cultural critic Joan Morgan, who idntifies as Jamaican, described the process of becoming Black in America in these terms: "As a matter of both acclimation and survival we learn [African American] history. We absorb the culture. Some of us even acquire the accent: (Morgan 2009, 63). These authors write about racialization as a process of socialization in and through language, as a continues project of becoming as opposed to being. - Raciolinguistics, pp. 2””
About This Quote
Source Book: Raciolinguistics, 2003, 154
Becoming Black involves learning cultural and linguistic cues, a continuous socialization process rather than a static identity.
In simple terms: Identity forms through ongoing cultural learning.
Key Takeaway
Embrace continuous learning of cultural identity.
Themes
racial identity
socialization
language
culture
education
Mood
reflective
educational
critical
Type
African american:1
African american history:1
American history:1
Black america:1
Black feminist:1
Education:1
North america:1
Black In America:1
Racialization Process:1
Write Racialization:0
America Process:0
When to use this quote
- college courses
- community workshops
- reading Black literature
- language immersion
Key Concepts
raciolinguistics
ethnography
identity formation
Questions to Reflect On
- How does language shape your identity?
- What does “becoming” mean to you?
A Different Perspective
May overlook individual agency and diversity within Black experiences.
