BI-poll

Black Issues in Higher Education, May 19, 2005

Following are the results from the April 21st edition's poll question posted on the Black Issue web site.

Q: Educators seek to teach Black children to speak mainstream English, but do you believe Ebonics is unfairly stigmatized?

Results

23.31%

Yes. Though Black children need to learn mainstream English to navigate their way in society, Americans should be more socially accepting of Ebonics given the unique history of Africans Americans in the U.S.

52.63%

No. To gain greater acceptance in American society, African Americans should do all that they can to eliminate Black dialect from their speech.

21.05%

Other response. A yes or no answer simplifies the issue too much.

3.01%

Unsure.

This week's poll question:

Q: How familiar are you with the disparities in school achievement comparing performance of African Americans, Latinos and Americans Indians with that of Whites and Asian Americans?

* A) Very familiar

* B) Somewhat familiar

* C) No familiarity at all

* D) Unsure

Visit www.blackissues.com to participate in the next edition's poll.