North Carolina Language and Life Project Film Series - Talking Black in America: The Story of African American Language

Talking Black in America - a documentary on issues of language and speech as they manifest in the everyday lives and institutional experiences of African American English speakers in the United States. The film documents comments from everyday speakers, reflecting real world experiences, curated in alignment with contemporary scholarship in the field to present an informed and entertaining portrait of language issues specific to African American heritage and culture for the general public.

Please visit the Language and Life Project online for more information.