The Drug Enforcement Administration is seeking Ebonics translators to interpret wire-tapped conversations. Critics fear the move by a federal agency could set a precedent. But linguist John McWhorter ...
Speak Ebonics? You may have a future at the Drug Enforcement Administration. Yes, academics and culture warriors may argue endlessly over the merits of “black English” as a subject to be taught or ...
THERE'S a predictable kerfuffle over the news that America's Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is looking for people to translate wiretaps into English from, among other languages, Ebonics. The ...
The L. A. Unified school district's controversial “Ebonics” curriculum for black students has fared poorly in a preliminary evaluation, according to data obtained by the Weekly. Results of the ...