Liberal arts colleges perpetuating the stereotype of the illiterate
black person. No wonder that the labor participation rate in that
community is so low.


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“[The statement] is a great example of how we are striving to act
against racism,� said Dr. Jill Purdy, Tacoma’s vice chancellor of
undergraduate affairs. “Language is the bridge between ideas and
action, so how we use words has a lot of influence on what we think
and do.�

The Tacoma Writing Center’s prioritization of social justice over
grammar resembles previous concerted efforts to legitimize incorrect
speech, such as Ebonics, “inventive spelling,� and “whole language.�
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Yeah, that will get your resume' bumped up to the top of the pile.