Are there Black dialects of Spanish?
Some people got a surprising result after taking an MIT dialect quiz. It was meant to guess what U.S. dialect the test taker spoke and the person's native language. As results started coming in, many Spanish speakers saw their English dialect had been marked as “U.S. Black Vernacular/Ebonics”
But what's the connection between speaking Spanish and U.S. Black Vernacular?
In the United States, dialects spoken by African Americans are sometimes referred to as Black English, African American Vernacular English, or even Ebonics. Though the terms have had different levels of popularity, having a specific name at all has given African Americans the ability to reclaim their language practices as a joyous part of their identity.
But much less common are terms and discussions about Blackness and Black language beyond English. If Black English dialects exist, are there also Black forms of other languages due to colonization? For example, are there Black Spanishes and Black Portugueses, too? Read more here.
Source: Are there Black dialects of Spanish? by Aris M. Clemons
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Monday's child is fair of face
Tuesday's child is full of grace
Wednesday's child is full of woe
Thursday's child has far to go
Friday's child is loving and giving
Saturday's child works hard for a living
And the child born on the Sabbath day
Is bonny and blithe, good and gay.
Monday: masters of finding new roads and moving forwards, tearing down blockages, trailblazers and warriors. Artists of all kinds, writers, poets, singers.
Tuesday: embodiment of thunderstorms, winds, omens, they're powerful conjurers with hot hands, always busy, always moving. Often times scholars, historians.
Wednesday: defenders, protectors, of humanity and nature as a whole. Warrior spirits at their core, but also great diviners and mediums.
Thursday: eloquent muses of the arts of love and war alike, great beauties who lead armies with equal charm and force. Sweetening, love and luck workings come easy to them.
Friday: personification of abundance and status. A commanding presence. Building legacy, great manifestors and conjurers, specially for work and finances.
Saturday: guardians of waters and the beyond. Community leaders, gifted healers, divine messengers. Carrying all the wisdom of the Elders and Ancestors.
Sunday: priests and priestesses that defy status quo, very old Ancestors coming back to reshape and rebirth reality. They will enter your life and purge every aspect of it.}
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Hey! We're back with part 2! Better Future Program (@bfpnola) is officially looking for youth volunteers between the ages of 14 and 25 for our Advocacy Committee. Don't see a role that fits your identity or beliefs? Don't worry! We've got SO MANY opportunities, we had to split them up across multiple posts! Feel free to check our Linktr.ee for more positions or our "Apply Now!" highlight on Instagram in the coming weeks!
And if you don’t know who we are? Welcome! BFP is Black-, queer-, and woman-owned nonprofit, entirely run by youth! Since 2016, we’ve been accepting volunteers not just from Bulbancha (so-called New Orleans, Louisiana), but WORLDWIDE! Our mission is to globally expand peer-led political education, support, and imagination for marginalized youth!
To fulfill this goal, we offer over 3,000 free resources through our Liberation Library, design and execute mutual aid-based projects, and offer the safe space young activists need to ask questions and grow. If this sounds like something you’d be interested in, check out our International Youth Leadership Positions page in our bio!
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[ID: All slides share the same background. There is a repeating list of BFP’s guiding principles and core beliefs in translucent, all-white, capitalized letters. BFP’s guiding principles include youth-centricity, self-liberation, transparency, accountability, horizontality, community, and intersectionality. BFP’s core beliefs include the right to organize, educational equity, youth liberation, anti-racism, religious liberty, disability justice, climate action, decolonization, gender equity, queer/LGBTQ+ liberation, bodily autonomy, fat liberation, abolition, caste abolition, anti-authoritarianism, and anti-capitalism. A burnt orange to amber gradient overlays this list. A bold, white square frames the image with a white arrow pointing right in the bottom right corner.
Slide 1 reads: “LINK IN BIO. APPLY NOW! INTERNATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP POSITIONS! REMOTE & IN-PERSON.” There is a BFP logo in the lefthand corner and the words “Part Two” in the righthand corner, as this is the first of multiple posts showcasing open leadership positions.
Slide 2 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Africana Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to African countries and their diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of those of African descent
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 3 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Indigenous Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to your Indigenous community
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Indigenous communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 4 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Pacific Islander Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to the Pacific Islands and their diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Pacific Islander communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 5 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Central Asian Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to Central Asia and its diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Central Asian communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 6 reads: "Advocacy Committee: East Asian Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to East Asia and its diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various East Asian communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 7 reads: "Advocacy Committee: South Asian Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to South Asia and its diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various South Asian communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 8 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Southeast Asian Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to Southeast Asia and its diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Southeast Asian communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 9 reads: "Advocacy Committee: West Asian Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to West Asia and its diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various West Asian communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
Slide 10 reads: "Advocacy Committee: Latine Advocates
Responsibilities Include:
Develop and execute your very own political education workshops related to Latin countries and their diasporas
Build local mutual aid networks to meet the basic needs of various Latin communities
Provide consultation to other marginalized youth to promote awareness and appreciation
Time Commitment:
Other than our weekly 1.5-2 hr meeting, usually on Sundays, you're free to design your schedule around your tasks!
Requirements/Eligibility:
BFP prioritizes the leadership of marginalized communities. Tap the International Leadership Positions page in our Linktr.ee for more information! Link in bio @bfpnola :)"
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