AAVE, also known as African-American Vernacular English, is an often controversial discussion not so much due to its usage but how AAVE is properly applied. As the English language in America is ...

Slang doesn’t form in a vacuum—music drives it. Many rap slang terms come from African American Vernacular English (AAVE), ...

YouTuber Colleen Ballinger, aka Miranda Sings, was called out on Twitter for "mocking AAVE." Ballinger wrote in an apology that she was "trying to sound like an awkward mom who uses gen z slang." Much ...

Melissa Villaseñor, the host Elon Musk, Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day in the "Gen Z Hospital" sketch on "Saturday Night Live." Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via ...

Elon Musk's awkward attempt at comedy was only the second most controversial part of the latest Saturday Night Live. The May 8 episode opened with a sketch that quickly drew tons of criticism online, ...

Whether on College Walk or while scrolling on social media, slang terms such as “slay,” “periodt,” and “queen” are unavoidable on campus and in Generation Z online spaces. Though popular across Gen Z ...

Lizzo calls out white people for using, and demonizing AAVE, and urges the Black community to start gatekeeping their language. Lizzo has had enough of cultural appropriation. The singer went to ...

Last night’s episode of SNL is being criticized on Twitter—and it’s not just because of Elon Musk’s hosting chops. A skit from the episode, titled “Gen Z Hospital,” is creating controversy online. It ...

- April Baker-Bell, author of "Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, Identity, and Pedagogy." These terms feel fun to everybody else, but you don't understand what that grew out of among Black ...