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 ...

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.

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 ...

Studies from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech show that younger generations—both Black and white—are adopting […] ...

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.

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.

Echoing the speech patterns of her white colleagues, she avoided African American Vernacular English, spoke in a quieter voice and buttoned down her mannerisms.