Out of the mouths of slaves: African American language and educational malpractice

Pt. 1. Orientation. Some common misconceptions about African American vernacular English

Language and race: some implications of bias for linguistic science. Pt. 2. The relevance of African American vernacular English to education and social policies. Why what works has not worked for nontraditional students

Reading, writing, and rap: lyric shuffle and other motivational strategies to introduce and reinforce literacy

Educational malpractice and the Ebonics controversy

Linguistic discrimination and American justice. Pt. 3. Cross-cultural communication in social context. The

politics of black power handshakes

Changing terms of self-reference among American slave descendants. Pt. 4. Linguistic dimensions of African American vernacular English. Steady: progressive aspect in African American vernacular English

Come again: discourse functions in African American vernacular English

Hypocorrection: mistakes in the production of African American vernacular English as a second dialect

Linguistic perceptions in black and white: racial identification based on speech. Pt. 5. Conclusion. Research trends for African American vernacular English: anthropology, education, and linguistics.