Ebonics Is Good

Ebonics Is Good is a humble response to the clarion call by Mwalimu Carter G. Woodson Mwalimu Frantz Fanon and Mwalimu Malcolm X among others to address our African language question. As all of these great Africans and others have shown throughout history it behooves us to counter the assumption of the ill-informed that Ebonics is bad by demonstrating that it is a GOOD language and worthy of respect.Ebonics Is Good explores the following topics:Linguistic Reality of African American EnglishSociolinguistics of African American EnglishPolitico-Sociolinguistic Reality of African American EnglishSocial Construction of Ebonics: A Fasoldian PerspectiveThe Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) InitiativeLinguistic Connections between the African Jamaican and Negro National Anthems