People of Color Must Speak Our Dialects and Native Tongues Even When It Makes Other People Uncomfortable

It’s Not Enough to Speak English Well, We Have to Master and Use Our Own Languages

In her poem, “Choices,” the great Nikki Giovanni says, “When i can’t express what i really feel i practice feeling what i can express and none of it is equal,” and so it is with all language. As we human beings try to get as near as possible to saying what it is we really feel and mean, people of color must speak and…