Ernestine Johnson Performs 'The Average Black Girl' on Arsenio Hall Show

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Ernestine Johnson's performance of "The Average Black Girl" shows the stereotype of talking white vs talking black. Here is a good example of the relationship between race and language.

Posted by Courtney Dickerson on March 6, 2016

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Standard Language Ideology;
Gender;
Race,Ethnicity;
Stigma;
African American Language;
Power

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