NBC New York

Appreciation or appropriation? How Black culture is shaping Gen Z slang

Scroll long enough on TikTok or Instagram — or simply watch reality TV — and one might assume anyone under the age of 25 is speaking a different language. Terms like “rizz,” short for charisma; “cap,” ...
The University of Chicago Chronicle

AI is biased against speakers of African American English, study finds

With each version of large language models like ChatGPT, developers have gotten better at filtering out racist content absorbed through sources like the internet. But researchers have discovered more ...
insider.si.edu

African American English : a linguistic introduction / Lisa J. Green

NMAF copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This authoritative introduction to African American English (AAE) is the first textbook to look at the grammar as a whole. Clearly ...
insider.si.edu

Language, discourse, and power in African American culture / Marcyliena Morgan

African American speech community: culture, language ideology and social face -- Forms of speech: verbal styles, discourse and interaction -- Language norms and practices -- When women speak: how and ...
The New York Times

‘African American’ Is Awkward. It’s Time to Use ‘Black.’

The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving. By David Leonhardt and John McWhorter Produced by Jillian Weinberger In this episode of “The Opinions,” the linguist and ...