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Peer reviewedWesson, K. Alan – Black Scholar, 1975
The stated purpose of this article is to advocate that those dealing with black people and black problems have some appreciable degree of knowledge concerning black culture, black jargon, black behavior, and the black or Afro-American psyche: only then can therapy be seen as satisfying the purposes for which it was initially intended. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Stereotypes, Counseling Services, Culture Conflict
Peer reviewedMcWhorter, John H. – Black Scholar, 1997
"Ebonics II" is the position that there is no significant gap between black and standard English but that teaching standard English as a foreign language would alleviate the stigma attached to black English. Acknowledging black English and promoting Afrocentric curricula while teaching standard English would overcome the resistance many children…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Cultural Differences
