Abdul Karim Bangura

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Ebonics Is Good

Beschreibung

Ebonics Is Good is a humble response to the clarion call by Mwalimu Carter G. Woodson, Mwalimu Frantz Fanon, and Mwalimu Malcolm X, among others, to address our African language question. As all of these great Africans and others have shown throughout history, it behooves us to counter the assumption of the ill-informed that Ebonics is bad by demonstrating that it is a GOOD language and worthy of respect. Ebonics Is Good explores the following topics: * Linguistic Reality of African American English * Sociolinguistics of African American English * Politico-Sociolinguistic Reality of African American English * Social Construction of Ebonics: A Fasoldian Perspective * The Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) Initiative * Linguistic Connections between the African, Jamaican and Negro National Anthems

Autor

Abdul Karim Bangura is a researcher-in-residence of Abrahamic Connections and Islamic Peace Studies at the Center for Global Peace at American University and the director of The African Institution, both in Washington DC. He is also a visiting graduate professor of Regional Integration at the University of Cabo Verde as well as director of the Institute and senior doctoral dissertations mentor of the CODESRIA College of Mentors in Dakar (Senegal). Bangura is also a member of many scholarly organizations, has served as President and then United Nations Ambassador of the Association of Third World Studies, and is a Special Envoy of the African Union Peace and Security Council. He has recently been awarded the Special United States Congressional Award for "outstanding and invaluable service to the international community."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cognella
• Seitenzahl: 118
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 239g
• ISBN-13: 9781609279011
• ISBN-10: 1609279018
• Artikelnr.: 32037013