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Of Ebonics, the DEA, and the Department of Education

by Dr. Pamela D. Reed, August 25, 2010

Apparently, the federal government is finally recognizing Ebonics as a viable language. Indeed, the Justice Department’s Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has put out a call for Ebonics interpreters to work in its Southeastern regional office in Atlanta.  Specifically, the DEA is seeking the assistance of nine linguists fluent in Ebonics to

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Learning When to Flip the Code Switch

by Dr. Murali Balaji, November 4, 2009

When I was a teenager, I struggled to fit in with my peers because I always felt like an outsider in a society defined by a Black-White paradigm.I was uncomfortable in my own skin until I was 20 or 21, when I realized that being an Indian-American who could mix

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Sonia Sotomayor: A Fabulous Choice For The Supreme Court

by Dr. Elwood Watson, June 2, 2009

Even before she was considered to be the front runner as the next Supreme Court Justice, there were rumblings from political conservatives about the “problems” with Judge Sonia Sotomayor. Now that she has been officially nominated by President Obama, certain segments of the right have come out swinging and kicking. One could

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Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Diverse Sponsors ‘Mentoring’ Panel Discussion

Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.


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