Dr. Geneva Napoleon Smitherman is University Distinguished Professor Emerita at Michigan State University, USA. A former high school English and Latin teacher in Detroit and a scholar-activist in Black Studies, she has been at the forefront of the struggle for language rights since the 1960s.
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This is the story of Dr. Geneva Smitherman, aka 'Dr. G,' the pioneering linguist often referred to as the 'Queen of Black Language.' In a series of narrative essays, Dr. G writes eloquently and powerfully about the role of language in social transformatio... SEE MORE