There’s a pattern of white and non-Black performers using "Black English" or "Blaccent" to gain notoriety. These performers are being called out (and canceled) for cultural appropriation, yet Blaccent is becoming more popular, with some people proclaiming Blaccent to be the modern internet-speak. What is the problem with using a Blaccent? And what does history tell us about the origins and evolution of Blaccent? Resources: Cambridge University Press. Not just the same old show on my radio: An analysis of the role of radio in the diffusion of black music among whites in the south of the United States of America, 1920 to 1960. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/popular-music/article/abs/not-just-the-same-old-show-on-my-radio-an-analysis-of-the-role-of-radio-in-the-diffusion-of-black-music-among-whites-in-the-south-of-the-united-states-of-america-1920-to-19601/44474BC5122012991B9EBF9290984986 Spinditty. WDIA: The First Black Radio Station in the U.S. https://spinditty.com/industry/The-First-Black-Formatted-Radio-Station-in-the-United-States The Journal of Human Resources. Speech Patterns and Racial Wage Inequality. https://eml.berkeley.edu/~webfac/moretti/e251_s09/grogger.pdf Credits: Director: Dolly Li Producer: Tien Nguyen Consulting Producer: Danielle Bainbridge On-camera appearance by: Danielle Bainbridge Written by: Dolly Li and Tien Nguyen Voiceover by: Kiana Taylor Director of Photography: Brian Inocencio Online Editor & Motion Graphics: Travis Hatfield Assistant Editor: Josaen Ronquillo Motion Graphics: Jonathan Gil Research Assistant: Kiana Taylor Makeup Artist: Dawn Coleman Set Designer: Tori Laxalt Fact Checker: Yvonne McGreevy Post-production services & facilities provided by: Flash Cuts Executive Producer for Flash Cuts: Eurie Chung Executive Producers for CAAM: Stephen Gong, Donald Young Supervising Producer for CAAM: Sapana Sakya Coordinating Producer for CAAM: Czarina Garcia Executive in Charge for PBS: Maribel Lopez Director of Programming for PBS: Gabrielle Ewing This program is a production of Plum Studios and the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM).