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African diaspora teens relearn ancestral languages to reconnect with grandparents
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A renaissance is underway for Africa’s languages, driven by diaspora reconnecting with roots and online learning, with examples like a Lagos game show where English is a loss and a Canadian teen learning Shona to talk with Zimbabwean grandparents, supported by platforms such as ZimbOriginal. Experts note Africa hosts 1,500–3,000 languages spoken by over a billion people, creating new business and tech opportunities as linguistic heritage moves into commerce and education through social media, storytelling, and online courses.
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Love that game show idea, penalizing English is clever way to force people back into their mother tongue for fun instead of guilt.
Elite University Stood By While Professor ‘Publicly Harassed’ Jewish Student, Lawsuit Alleges
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— Jun 25, 2025
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) allegedly failed repeatedly to discipline a professor who harassed Jewish and Israeli students, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. A tenured linguistics professor at the…
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FCC Commissioner Trolls Time-Wasting Dem By Showing Off His Own Linguistic Skills
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— Feb 28, 2025
Republican Commissioner Nathan Simington of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) repeated his remarks in Romanian Thursday in a jab at Democratic FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez during the agency’s monthly open…
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The Daily Show · 8.6M views · Sep 9, 2026
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Professor: Asking Black Students to Write Using Standard English is ‘Anti-Black Linguistic Racism’
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— Dec 9, 2023
Expecting black students to write standard English that their teachers understand is racist, according to a University of Michigan professor. April Baker-Bell believes that “traditional approaches to language education…
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White House Weighs Using Defense Production Act To Expand Oil Refining, Report Says
Simon August · 3 min · 15h
