NP Ebonics

[S.R. Prozak]

> I'm glad that some fine African-American writers
> choose not to believe this. _Their Eyes Were Watching
> God_ by Zora Neale Hurston, a novel I recently read,
> is a good example of the power of this language, its
> beauty and  creativity (it also offers hurricane
> scenes that are ineresting to read alongside "The
> Small Rain"). The novels of Amos Tutuola -- which I've
> recommended here several times -- also testify to the
> power of non-standard English. 

Two issues:

1. Does ebonics exist?
2. Should it be externally enforced, e.g. by academia?

Here's me:

1 - yes
2 - no

A thread listing the greatest African-American authors of all time would be appreciated, although I'm going to scream at the first person to list the drooler Toni Morrison.


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