Talking Black with Dr. Sharese King

Black History Year

PushBlack

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Black people have always created beauty from the bleakest conditions. And to survive in America, we even had to create our own language. This week on BHY, sociolinguist Dr. Sharese King explores the complexity of African American Vernacular English, the innovative spirit embedded in Black languages, and the cultural significance of how Black people talk. BHY is produced by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company - hit us up at BlackHistoryYear.com and share this with your people! PushBlack exists because we saw we had to take this into our own hands. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at https://BlackHistoryYear.com. Most people do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but everything makes a difference. Thanks for supporting the work. The Black History Year production team includes Tareq Alani, Abeni Jones, Patrick Sanders, Tasha Taylor, William Anderson, Jareyah Bradley, Brooke Brown, Shonda Buchanan, Briona Lamback, Akua Tay, Leslie Taylor-Grover, and Darren Wallace. Our producers are Cydney Smith and Ivana Tucker, who also edits the podcast. Black History Year’s Executive Producer is Julian Walker. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	When people switch their dog's foods to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like
0:11.5	magic.
0:12.5	But there's no magic involved.
0:14.0	It's simply real meat and vegetables with all the nutrients dogs need instead of highly
0:17.8	processed pellets.
0:19.2	No tricks, just smarter, healthier pet food delivered in packs portioned for your dog.
0:23.5	It's amazing what real food can do.
0:25.6	At 50% off your first order at the farmersdog.com slash no magic 50.
0:34.4	So it's no secret that a lot has been stolen from black people.
0:39.5	Our land, our bodies, our native tongues.
0:43.8	But even so, we've always created beauty from the bleakest conditions.
0:48.4	And to survive in America, we had to create our own language.
0:52.8	I'm Jay from Push Black and on today's episode of Black History Year, we're going to talk
0:57.6	about how black people talk.
1:01.7	There are countless names for it.
1:04.3	Some folks call it ebonyx.
1:06.4	Some call it African American vernacular English or AAVE.
1:11.3	No matter how you describe it, talking black is as unique and complex as the people who
1:16.3	speak it.
1:17.3	And yet, the validity of black speech is often questioned and demonized as inferior
1:22.6	to standard English.
1:24.8	But we're here to make it clear.
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