The Power of Code-Switching
By Lea MercadoWeb Content Contributor In April of 2019, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered a speech at Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network Convention in New York City. Days after, Twitter flooded with backlash over Ocasio-Cortez's "drawl." Ocasio-Cortez incorporated informal slang such as "ain't" and adopted an unfamiliar speaking pattern that was viewed as a poor attempt at appealing to the majority Black audience. This controversy that arose from this event brought […]
