Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleBLACK IDIOM.AuthorsSmitherman, GenevaAbstractThe author discusses the use of Black English and its social implications. She mentions the teaching of English and reading to African American children, the question of retaining the idiom, and the relationship of language to Black nationalism.SubjectsBLACK English; SOCIOLINGUISTICS; ENGLISH language education for African American students; AFRICAN American nationalism; LANGUAGE &; nationalismPublicationAfrican American Review, 2017, Vol 50, Issue 4, p499ISSN1062-4783Publication typeArticleDOI10.1353/afa.2017.0086