The definition of “code-switch” is to alternate between two or more languages or varieties of language in conversation, but the subtext behind the words can mean so much more. Especially to people of ...

What exactly is code-switching? Many of us may do it and not even realize it. Others may have never heard this term before, and some others may not acknowledge it as a real thing. Usually groups in ...

'Code-switching' was originally coined as a linguistic term for the ways in which bilingual people engage with language. It describes bilingual speakers alternating between literal linguistic codes in ...

Code switching prevents people from feeling like they can be themselves, but culture coding is a heightened form of situational awareness that taps into the multidimensional nature of our true selves.

Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre for rolling out) The ongoing scrutiny of Vice President Kamala Harris has reignited discussions around her ...

Vice President Kamala Harris has been criticized for using a Black dialect or Southern accent when she’s speaking to certain audiences. For example, her parlance in front of a significantly Black ...

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Audrey P. Davis is Director of the Alexandria Black History Museum in ...

The “angry Black woman” stereotype has chased Black women around for decades and young Black women are feeling even more stressed to conform. The pressure comes from all corners of life, especially in ...