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The First Time - spoken word - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Racism Taboo Insults Spoken Word Written Tasks

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March 26th changed the way Nick Gilyard looked at the world. Hate crimes were something that was only seen in books and movies, but that all changed on his walk home. Spoken word.

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March 26th changed the way Nick Gilyard looked at the world. Hate crimes were something that was only seen in books and movies, but that all changed on his walk home. Spoken word.

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The First Time - spoken word - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Racism Taboo Insults Spoken Word

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March 26th changed the way Nick Gilyard looked at the world. Hate crimes were something that was only seen in books and movies, but that all changed on his walk home. (spoken word)

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Study Claims People Less Frightened Of Female-Named Hurricanes - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Names Hurricanes

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Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

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Jenni Young on 05 Jun 14

Which scares you more: Hurricane Victor or Hurricane Victoria? People are slightly less likely to flee an oncoming storm with a feminine name than a masculine one, a new study finds.

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Slate, you're doing it wrong - 0 views

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Language Part 1 USA Language use Asian Non-native speakers

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Article which corrects a Slate.com map which shows the top language in each state other than English or Spanish. Asian languages are more used than shown on the Slate map.

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Jenni Young on 16 May 14

Article which corrects a Slate.com map which shows the top language in each state other than English or Spanish. Asian languages are more used than shown on the Slate map.

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Life as an Alien by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Race Culture USA

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Meri Nana-Ama Danquah left Ghana at the age of 6 to live in the US. In this essay she examines what it is like to grow up bicultural.

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Notes of a Native Speaker by Eric Liu - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Race Culture Identity Asian-American Assimilation Chinese

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Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."

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Jenni Young on 23 Aug 14

Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."</div>

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Jenni Young on 23 Aug 14

Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Eric Liu is an Asian American: "I never asked to be white. I am not literally white. That is, I do not have white skin or white ancestors. I have yellow skin and yellow ancestors, hundreds of generations of them. But like so many other Asian Americans of the second generation, I find myself now the bearer of a strange new status: white, by acclamation."</div>

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Jenni Young on 23 Aug 14

Eric Liu's essay examines the meaning of assimilation, and what it means to be a "banana", an Asian American who identifies as white.

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Taylor Mali on "What Teachers Make" - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Taylor Mali Poetry Spoken Word Teachers

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Taylor Mali's performance of his spoken word poem plays on the different meanings of "make"

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Jenni Young on 30 Jun 14

Taylor Mali's performance of his spoken word poem plays on the different meanings of "make"

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TAYLOR MALI: What Teachers Make - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Spoken Word Taylor Mali

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Cartoon illustration of Taylor Mali's spoken word poem

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Cartoon illustration of Taylor Mali's spoken word poem

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BBC News - The unstoppable march of the upward inflection? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Varieties of English Idiolect USA Accents Up Valley Girl Uptalk

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The habit of making statements sound like questions is a genuine linguistic mystery.

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Jenni Young on 11 Aug 14

The habit of making statements sound like questions is a genuine linguistic mystery.

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A Creole Solution for Haiti's Woes - 0 views

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Language Part 1 French Creole Haiti Mother Tongue Global languages

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Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.

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Jenni Young on 08 Aug 14

Children should learn in the language they speak at home, not French.

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A Roshanda by any other name. - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Names Non-English names Race Bias

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How do babies with super-black names fare?

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Jenni Young on 21 Aug 14

How do babies with super-black names fare?

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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Power Euphemism War Bias

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In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.

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Jenni Young on 21 Jul 14

In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.

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Don't Hire People With "Black Sounding Names" --The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show - You... - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Names Black names Race Racism Bias African-American

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Jesse Lee Peterson is founder of The Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, an American religious nonprofit organization dedicated to a conservative agenda among African Americans.

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Jenni Young on 22 Aug 14

Jesse Lee Peterson is founder of The Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny, an American religious nonprofit organization dedicated to a conservative agenda among African Americans.

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Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names - ABC News - 1 views

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Language Part 1 Names Black names Bias Race Racism

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Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names

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Jenni Young on 22 Aug 14

Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names

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The "Throws Like a Girl" Myth | MythBusters - YouTube - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Girls Sexism Stereotypes

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Mythbusters examines whether girls really do throw differently from boys

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Jenni Young on 09 Jul 14

Mythbusters examines whether girls really do throw differently from boys

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Oxford Dictionary Recognizes: YOLO, Amazeballs and Hot Mess - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Oxford Dictionary New words Neologisms Slang

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The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.

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Jenni Young on 16 Aug 14

The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.

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Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Identity Names Bias Stereotypes Prejudice African-American

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Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.

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Jenni Young on 16 Aug 14

Results of a study which took identical resumes and put black sounding names at the top of one set of resumes and white sounding names at the top of the second set.

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Media Coverage of Trayvon Martin Case - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Journalism Bias Race Stereotypes African-American Trayvon Martin

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New York Times columnist Charles Blow talked about media coverage of race in general, and the Trayvon Martin case specifically.

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New York Times columnist Charles Blow talked about media coverage of race in general, and the Trayvon Martin case specifically.

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Why Rape Euphemisms And Myths Are Dangerous | Role Reboot - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Gender Rape Euphemism Sexism

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Who is helped when we refuse to be accurate about rape? Certainly not rape victims. Last week, an Englishman was sentenced to five years in jail for raping a woman while she slept. As the judge put it, "She was a pretty girl who you fancied. You simply could not resist. You had sex with her".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Who is helped when we refuse to be accurate about rape? Certainly not rape victims. Last week, an Englishman was sentenced to five years in jail for raping a woman while she slept. As the judge put it, "She was a pretty girl who you fancied. You simply could not resist. You had sex with her".</div>

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Jenni Young on 08 Jul 14

Who is helped when we refuse to be accurate about rape? Certainly not rape victims. Last week, an Englishman was sentenced to five years in jail for raping a woman while she slept. As the judge put it, "She was a pretty girl who you fancied. You simply could not resist. You had sex with her".

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Who is helped when we refuse to be accurate about rape? Certainly not rape victims. Last week, an Englishman was sentenced to five years in jail for raping a woman while she slept. As the judge put it, "She was a pretty girl who you fancied. You simply could not resist. You had sex with her".</div>

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These Schoolboys Planned "Lift The Skirt Day", And Their School Knew All About It - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Sexism Protest

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Male high school students in France wear skirts as an anti-sexism protest.

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Jenni Young on 09 Jul 14

Male high school students in France wear skirts as an anti-sexism protest.

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The First Time - spoken word - 0 views

The First Time - spoken word - 0 views

Study Claims People Less Frightened Of Female-Named Hurricanes - 0 views

Slate, you're doing it wrong - 0 views

Life as an Alien by Meri Nana-Ama Danquah - 0 views

Notes of a Native Speaker by Eric Liu - 0 views

Taylor Mali on "What Teachers Make" - YouTube - 0 views

TAYLOR MALI: What Teachers Make - 0 views

BBC News - The unstoppable march of the upward inflection? - 0 views

A Creole Solution for Haiti's Woes - 0 views

A Roshanda by any other name. - 0 views

In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter - 1 views

Don't Hire People With "Black Sounding Names" --The Jesse Lee Peterson Radio Show - You... - 1 views

Top 20 'Whitest' and 'Blackest' Names - ABC News - 1 views

The "Throws Like a Girl" Myth | MythBusters - YouTube - 0 views

Oxford Dictionary Recognizes: YOLO, Amazeballs and Hot Mess - 0 views

Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? - 0 views

Media Coverage of Trayvon Martin Case - 0 views

Why Rape Euphemisms And Myths Are Dangerous | Role Reboot - 0 views

These Schoolboys Planned "Lift The Skirt Day", And Their School Knew All About It - 0 views

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