Article: Ebonics does far more harm than good.(Originated from Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service)

Article: Ebonics and academic achievement: The role of the ...
The Journal of Negro Education;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Regarding the language development of Ebonics-speaking African American youth, this ... common engagement with and fluency in Ebonics, or that dialect of English peculiar ... limited to African Americans, suggests that Ebonics is a real and legitimate community-based ...

Article: Ebonics: The Debate Which Never Happened
Ethnic Studies Review;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... debate about the pedagogical value of using Ebonics in the classroom could be held in the ... America's prescriptive attitude towards Ebonics does not allow fair and objective consideration ... language. Prescription with respect to Ebonics usually takes the form of language prejudice ...

Article: `Ebonics' earns a failing grade.(Metropolitan Times)(Cover ...
The Washington Times;  January 13, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... District, has one word to describe "Ebonics," a term for the dialect of many urban ... Miss Chase said. "You can call it Ebonics, but we call it junk. There's no such ... to recognize the street dialect called Ebonics as a distinct language. Around here ...

Article: Dr. Williams: Ebonics is not a new phenomenon
Philadelphia Tribune, The;  February 25, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Tribune, The 02-25-1997 Dr. Williams: Ebonics is not a new phenomenon. After winding ... host of other venues, the debate over Ebonics found its way to Capitol Hill recently ... Services, called a hearing to examine Ebonics' pros and cons. Those representing both ...

Article: Father of Ebonics explains why he coined the word
New York Amsterdam News;  February 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... Amsterdam News 02-01-1997 Father of Ebonics explains why he coined the word. The father of Ebonics visited Brooklyn last Saturday and explained ... in St. Louis, said he coined the term Ebonics in 1973 "because I was sick and tired of ...

Article: Ebonics book author on tour to explain how language works
New York Amsterdam News;  February 8, 1997 ;     700+ words ... ... New York Amsterdam News 02-08-1997 Ebonics book author on tour to explain how language ... Dr. Robert L. Williams, author of "Ebonics: The True Language of Black Folks ... bring clarity to the perplexing issue of Ebonics. He began by speaking to his audience ...

Article: Students hooked on `ebonics' are being groomed for ...
Insight on the News;  June 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Remember "ebonics?" In December 1996 a national debate ... most Americans have been able to forget ebonics. Unfortunately, however, this foolishness ... professors Walt Wolfram and Erik Thomas defend ebonics as the legitimate dialect of a dynamic ...