FOS: NEXT WEEK: "Talking Black in America", Feb 28

[Uehara, Sayako]

FOS,

This is a reminder that there will be a showing of the documentary Talking Black in America next Wednesday, February 28th, 6pm-8pm in B-310 Wells Hall. This event will be in honor of Black History Month.


The documentary is executive produced by Walt Wolfram and created with his Language and Life Project team.
http://www.talkingblackinamerica.org
"Talking Black in America follows the unique circumstances of the descendants of American slaves and their incredible impact on American life and language. Speech varieties from the African American community reflect the imprint of African language systems, the influences of regional British and Southern American dialects, and the creativity and resilience of people living through oppression, segregation and the fight for equality. Filmed across the United States, Talking Black in America is a startling revelation of language as legacy, identity and triumph over adversity. With Reverend Jeremiah Wright, DJ Nabs, Professor Griff, Quest M.C.O.D.Y., Dahlia the Poet, Nicky Sunshine and many others."


Sincerely,
Saya

Sayako Uehara
Graduate Research Assistant
Sociolinguistics Lab
Department of Linguistics and Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
https://msu.edu/~ueharas2/


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