Archive for 'Linguistics'
John McWhorter: American Linguist and Political Commentator
Posted on 17. Nov, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
John Hamilton McWhorter V (1965– ) is an American linguist and political commentator. He is the author of a number of books on language and on race relations. His linguistic specialty is creole and the process through which it forms.
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Ivan Van Sertima: Historian, Linguist, Anthropologist, and Author
Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Ivan Gladstone Van Sertima (26 January 1935 – 25 May 2009) was a historian, linguist and anthropologist at Rutgers University in the United States. He was noted for his Afrocentric theory of pre-Columbian contact between Africa and the Americas. His work was severely criticized.
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In Memory of Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis: Chair of Black Studies @ SUNY New Paltz
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Leshell Hatley.
Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis gave herself to her family, service, and her students. She was the first African-American woman to earn a PhD in Linguistics from New York University and was the author of many interesting books. She was adored by her students, some of which recently named a server (computer) after her. Dr. Margaret Wade-Lewis was laid to rest earlier this week.
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Anika Noni Rose: FAMU Alumnus & Voice of Disney's 1st Black Princess – Tiana
Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Leshell Hatley.
Anika Noni Rose, an Alumnus of FAMU, plays the voice of Disney’s 1st Black Princes Tiana, in the animated film The Princess and the Frog (opening tonight). You may know her from Dreamgirls and The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.
