Adult Quote by John McWhorter

Black English is something which - it's a natural system in itself. And even though it is a dialect of English, it can be…

— John McWhorter

However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features, African American Vernacular English was becoming not less, but…

— William Labov

This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways,…

— William Labov

We have a tendency in this country that when we say Black it automatically means Black Americans. But that's a big mistake, and that…

— Irene Cara

Ebonics - or black English, as I prefer to call it - is one of a great many dialects of English. And so English…

— Anonymous

Part of what our problem as blacks in America is that we don't claim that. Partly, you see, because of the linguistic environment in…

— August Wilson

I don't use the term "black" very often. I use the term African-American more than I use "black".

— Rick Santorum

At our peril, we ignore the fact that black vernacular, like the blues, both has a form and performs... For just as there would…

— Kevin Young

It would be good if teachers could genuinely understand that black English is not mistakes, it's just different English, and that what you want…

— John McWhorter

Everybody else is out being themselves at work, so I don't understand why black people have to change the way they talk in order…

— Deon Cole

I learned the word "black" in every language just so I know when to be offended.

— Tracy Morgan

Writing in African languages became a topic of discussion in conferences, in schools, in classrooms; the issue is always being raised - so it's…

— Ngugi wa Thiong'o