U. Michigan Prof Thinks Asking Black Students to Write in Standard English is ‘Anti-Black Linguistic Racism’

Expecting black students to write standard English that their teachers understand is racist, according to a University of Michigan professor.

April Baker-Bell believes that “traditional approaches to language education do not account for the emotional harm or consequences these approaches have on Black students’ sense of self and identity,” according to an article in Equity in Teaching Academic Language.

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