Black Language Matters: Linguistic Bias in Education

Cookie Garrett
Sankofa Scholars Program Specialist
San Francisco, California

This talk will discuss the understanding of Ebonics in education. It will also discusses the experience of Ebonics speakers as they matriculated through education and how the perception of their home language influence their experience in education. Last, this discussion will address a few ways to engage and support Ebonics speakers as educators.

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