Posts by Jamila Lyiscott

“You’re so articulate” may sound like a compliment. But when it’s said by a white person to a black person, there’s an unspoken racist element at work. It becomes, “You don’t sound like those OTHER black people.” Watch Jamilia Lyiscott explain why the dialect of English she speaks in the classroom is no more valid than the ones she uses on the street or with her family.