Word on the Street

By John H. McWhorter, Ph.D. John McWhorter

Towards a new model of creole genesis

By John H. McWhorter

The Creole Debate

By John H. McWhorter

The Creole Debate

By John H. McWhorter

Authentically Black

By John H. McWhorter, John McWhorter

In his New York Times bestseller, Losing the Race, John McWhorter, a Berkeley linguistics professor, tried to make sense of why so many African-Americans continue to define themselves by race and e...

Doing our own thing

By John H. McWhorter, John McWhorter

Winning the race

By John H. McWhorter, John McWhorter

Four decades after the great victories of the Civil Rights Movement secured equal rights for African-Americans, black America is in crisis. Indeed, by most measurable standards, conditions for many...

Understanding linguistics

By John H. McWhorter

Talking back talking Black

By John H. McWhorter

"In his first book devoted solely to the form, structure, and development of Black English, John McWhorter clearly explains its fundamentals and rich history, while carefully examining the cultural...

Language Hoax

By John H. McWhorter