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Video Blasts The Idea That Sounding Educated Is ‘Talking White’

Video Blasts The Idea That Sounding Educated Is ‘Talking White’

A viral video by a young and well-spoken African-American woman about “speaking white”  has sparked a lot of online debate, in some instances transcending politics. For instance, I first noticed this video on the Facebook page of a friend’s mother, a Tea Partier, who wrote of: I heard a commercial last night I couldn’t believe […]