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Press Release for new novel: A Blind Eye
Press Release for new novel: A Blind Eye

Press release gives preliminary information for the April 2021 book release of my new novel: A BLIND EYE (NineStar Press)

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Use of African American Slang by White and Asian Americans
Use of African American Slang by White and Asian Americans

The use of African American slang has crossed over to the mainstream and become a commonplace occurrence since the early twentieth century. Use of the ‘N’ word by non-Black characters in my book: A Blind Eye (avail. April 2021) troubles this dynamic and makes it more problematic.

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Cultural AppropriationDavid Jacksonafrican american slang, Angela Reyes, A Blind Eye, cultural appropriation, african american culture, linguistics, racialization of slang