The truth in the lie
The series, “Language and Culture in New Orleans,” (curated by Lucien Mensah) does what publications should always be doing -- it forefronts languages and culture that (check of "If Black Language Isn't a Language, Then Tell me, What Is" by James Baldwin) are true languages and culture that due to colonialism have been pushed down into the "alternative." For this article, Elizabeth Vidrine heads to her first Vodou ceremony where she learns the history and the future of Vodou in New Orleans.
Accent on neighborhoods
The series, “Language and Culture in New Orleans,” (curated by Lucien Mensah) does what publications should always be doing -- it forefronts languages that (check of "If Black Language Isn't a Language, Then Tell me, What Is" by James Baldwin) are true languages that due to colonialism have been pushed down into the "alternative." AAVE, or African American Vernacular English, is a dialect of American English molded by Black people’s experiences during slavery, as various communities of Africans were forced to the Americas.This article discusses the variety of dialects within New Orleans and how one’s dialect could point to a specific location in New Orleans. Different dialects may pull people apart, but the cultural identity of New Orleans allows people to be brought together.
