Who Speaks in English in America?: The Controversy Over Ebonics in America

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Who Speaks in English in America?: The Controversy Over Ebonics in America Author: Amiri Baraka Format: Audio Download Audio Length: 1 hour Rating: Not rated Price: $1.95       Publisher's Summary: In this lively, varied program Amir Baraka combines lecture, poetry, and question and answer discussion to get to the heart of the Ebonics controversy. His wide ranging talk - recorded at the University of Maine - includes discussion of Ebonics as black language and its influence on American speech, and touches on a variety of other topics, including W.E.B. DuBois, O.J. Simpson, and reflections on visiting Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics. Also included are several provocative short poems, whose style Baraka refers to as "low-ku."

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