Four women from the African diaspora discuss current affairs and their impact on black people. 50% knowledge, 50% tea, 100% necessary.
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Four women from the African diaspora discuss current affairs and their impact on black people. 50% knowledge, 50% tea, 100% necessary.
New episodes out every second Thursday!
Language as Resistance: Code Switching, Ebonics and Slang
Diaspora Collective
50 minutes 9 seconds
5 years ago
Language as Resistance: Code Switching, Ebonics and Slang
Patois, pidgin, slang and AAVE - in this episode we discuss the importance of language in communities who face oppression and how it can be used as a facet to affirm identity and agency. We discuss the power dynamics of how language gets co-opted by brands and celebrities for monetary gain, the adverse impact of how slang is perceived during education and THAT Adele video
Diaspora Collective
Four women from the African diaspora discuss current affairs and their impact on black people. 50% knowledge, 50% tea, 100% necessary.
New episodes out every second Thursday!
