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, or Black English, was recently a controversial topic in the United States, when the Oakland School District school board attempted to classify as a completely different language from Standard American English (SAE). There was further controversy when the school board stated that was genetic. This report will explain and its origin, as well as the Oakland school board case. There are over 20 million blacks in the United States today. It is hard to tell exactly how many people speak Black English because it is not the language that all blacks in America speak, and also there are other races that speak Black English to some extent in certain areas of the ...

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your peers use so if they are taught in an area where many of the children use SAE, they will most likely adapt with few problems. Some blacks will speak in at home and in many informal situations and then they will use Standard English when they are in situations that call for "proper" English. There is a tendency for young black men to use far more than older blacks. Black people nowadays use Black English more than the older generation because they feel more pride in their heritage and culture because of the equality movements back in the 60's. There are still obviously people who think of as inferior or improper English though. is not improper or inferior, it is simply a variation on Standard English. It is clear that has gained respect because it has a title other than "Negro Non Standard English" or "Negro Dialect", the names that Black English were formerly know by . Black Americans have gained more respect in American society. Hopefully, Black English will also ...

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