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The evolution of Black American English

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This segment was rebroadcast on April 26, 2023. Click here for that audio.

Black American English is constantly changing. Why? Here & Now's Ciku Theuri explains where it came from and the forces at play in its continuous evolution.

This story is part of a three-part series from the podcast "Subtitle" and is supported by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

This segment aired on February 17, 2023.

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Ciku Theuri Senior Editor, Here & Now
Ciku Theuri is a producer for Here & Now. Before coming to WBUR, Ciku was a producer at WGBH in Boston, and at WFAE in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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