Actress and singer Olivia Rodrigo is facing backlash after being accused of using African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and speaking in a “blaccent.” On Wednesday, the 18-year-old “Driver’s License” singer was trending on Twitter after clips of her using a “blaccent” resurfaced. The clips, taken from Instagram Live earlier in the year, show the singer […]
The Montgomery, Alabama, native first shared that she would be leaving music in early April, when she tweeted out an elaborate statement about her mental health struggles, according to Them. She said that she was having a hard enough time managing her own “negative self talk. Now imagine a slew of weirdos dogpiling on top […]
AAVE originated in the American South in the 17th and 18th centuries, coinciding with the first 100 years of British colonization according to Oxford Handbooks Online. Despite its origins, AAVE rose to prominence in the South during slavery, and made its way across the country during The Great Migration per PBS. “In the large cities you […]
After her video went viral on TikTok, we asked Charmay to explain BASL (Black American Sign Language) to us, and tell us how it’s different from ASL (American Sign Language). SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/29qBUt7 About Netflix: Netflix is the world’s leading streaming entertainment service with over 195 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, […]
Excerpt from the premiere version of the documentary, TALKING BLACK in AMERICA. www.talkingblackinamerica.org For the DVD visit www.languageandlife.org look for TALKING BLACK in AMERICA on PBS in 2019 _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ African American Vernacular English is a learned language system, governed by strict grammatical rules and all of the other properties of any language system. In […]