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LING 338: African American English

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Documentary about Ebonics

This 2015 documentary critically considers the Oakland Unified Schools' 1996 "Ebonics Resolution" and explores the African roots of the linguistic patterns that define Ebonics, debates surrounding the resolution, and the ways in which the discussion of Ebonics entered the larger American public through media and public policy.