Apr 18, 2018
Sounds About White: Code Switching for Colleagues, Classmates
Casey Johnson | Correspondent Yesenia Jones | Staff Writer In his 2008 interview with “Inside the Actors Studio,” Dave Chappelle said, “Every Black American is bilingual. All of them. We speak street vernacular and job interview.” This statement encapsulated an everyday experience amongst black professionals. The practice of consciously or unconsciously switching between African-American Vernacular English…
