A group of radical left-wing groups in California are pushing for schools to add Black vernacular into a Golden State program that pushes multilingualism for kids.Black Californians United for Early Care and Education (BlackECE) is a "collaborative partnership of organizations committed to advancing language justice for Black children in early childhood education." Those groups include Californians Together, Catalyst California and Early Edge.A co-founder of the umbrella group said she was teased a kid for "talking white" and doesn't want Black children, like her son, to feel "shame" for the way they speak.California Gov.Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference after he toured the newly reopened Ruby Bridges Elementary School in Alameda, California.
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)CALIFORNIA HIGH SCHOOL BATTLES NEWSOM'S STATE LAW ORDERING IT TO CHANGE 'INDIANS' MASCOT"The workgroup brings together BlackECE, Californians Together, Catalyst California, and Early Edge to challenge harmful language hierarchies and affirm Black English as a legitimate, rule-governed language rooted in Black history, culture, and community," according to the coalition's website.BlackECE's 10-point policy framework also includes reparations.Ashley Williams, a co-founder of the BlackECE, spoke with PBS about the importance of the group's work."I don’t want my son to walk into any room and feel like his voice is not valued or his perspective can’t be heard because he’s not saying it in one way or the other," she told the outlet."But with that comes a lot of shame and embarrassment because you’re being constantly corrected when you’re still in a moment when you’re just learning language.""Black English" is a broad term used to describe the way African Americans speak, according to ScienceDirect.The most common defined form of "Black English" is African American Vernacular English [AAVE], characterized as a "systematic dialect spoken by many African Americans, characterized by ...