The term code-switching has become a part of our sociocultural lexicon, especially among Black and Bi-Racial Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) communities. The definition of code-switching is two-fold:
The first definition refers to specific linguistic action of alternating or combining two or more languages. The second definition comes from a sociolinguistic perspective that describes the use of different dialects, accents, language combinations, and mannerisms within social groups in order to project a particular identity. 
Dr. Fred A. Bonner II
McCluney, Robotham, Lee, Smith, and Durkee (2019) advanced in their Harvard Business Review (2019) article , “Code-switching most often occurs in environments where negative stereotypes about BIPOC individuals don’t align with what is considered normative or appropriate for that environment” (para.1).
In addition, Thompson (2013) in his article titled Five Reasons Why People Code-Switch offers the following:
· Our lizard brains take over (i.e. authentic ‘real’ way of being).
· We want to fit in.
· We want to get something.
