African American Vernacular English is a stigmatized dialect that is still ridiculed in education and the workplace. Its speakers are coherent and intelligent communicators, but remain disadvantaged.

Tracey Weldon, who worked as a linguist in higher education for nearly 30 years, said African American Vernacular English shares certain features like multiple negation ("she ain’t got no money ...

The deaf community was plagued by racial segregation, so Black Americans decided to create their own rendition of the ...

Another resource for Black linguistics is on the way. In the next few years, we will have the Oxford Dictionary of African American English. According to The New York Times, this new dictionary is ...

African American Vernacular English (AAVE) references the language being used in more casual settings. However, as time progressed, language scholars realized that AAVE is spoken in a variety of ...

Ryan Coogler’s Sinners will be the first movie on a streaming platform that will also be available in Black American Sign ...

Some Black speakers of African American Vernacular English believe the language has been incorrectly chalked up as new vocabulary started by young people. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Lizzo slams white people for picking up African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and bashing Black people, the originators, for using it. She called for it to be gatekept.

She felt like the token Black girl - and she quickly realized that speaking African American Vernacular English (AAVE) to her White classmates would only make people question her intelligence.

AI Shows Deep-Seated Bias Against African American Vernacular. A new study shows that large language models like ChatGPT have biases, including stereotypes against African American English speakers.