Ebonics-Not Just the Vernacular of the Ghetto

“Hey nigga Word up,” screams J Michael across the room to Omar! “Holla J I not seen yo in foreva, how yo ho doin’,” he replies. “She be good, my ol’ lady ain’t be that great though,” J Michael says in a somber mood. “Yo I sorry, I be stoppin down in the projects to holla at her,” Omar says regarding J Michael’s Mom. “Well bro I out,” Yells J Michael as he …

…ruling of the Oakland City School District has completely changed this opinion and with it the future of Ebonics. In conclusion, Ebonics is the spoken English of African Americans all throughout America. Ebonics affects the lifestyles and worldview of the people who speak it. White America should become more tolerant of Ebonics and learn to accept that Ebonics is not just a dialect; it is a language and it is the vernacular of the ghetto.