[David P.]

Thank you for the reply Wayne. I forgot to mention that the message was posted on behalf of a Cultural Diversity class that I instruct. We appreciate your sincerity and upfront response. We have read that Ebonics demonstrate at least some cultural continuity to West African sentence structure and grammatical rules. I am sure the disenfranchisement from formal education that you mentioned had an impact too….very good point. My students would also like to know: What other cultural connections to Africa are seen as prevalent or important to African-Americans?

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Name : David P., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Humanist, Age : 31, City : Kankakee, State : IL, Country : United States, Occupation : Instructor, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class,