Vice President Kamala Harris ruffled some feathers when she appeared to adopt a different tone or accent with a crowd than she had previously during her recent campaign trip to Detroit to talk about ...

What exactly is code-switching? Many of us may do it and not even realize it. Others may have never heard this term before, and some others may not acknowledge it as a real thing. Usually groups in ...

"Pórtate bien; esta gente son blanca" is a line I'd often hear my mom say when I was growing up. It translates to: "Behave yourself; these people are white." I was introduced to code-switching at a ...

During a recent congressional hearing on child welfare, Paris Hilton took a moment to compliment New York Representative Claudia Tenney. “I love your jacket, the sparkles are amazing,” she said, ...

If you speak multiple languages or dialects, code-switching may be a normal part of your daily life that — in time — may take a toll on your mental health. Share on Pinterest Code-switching, or ...

What exactly is code-switching? Many of us may do it and not even realize it. Others may have never heard this term before, and some others may not acknowledge it as a real thing. Usually groups in ...

This episode expands the definition of ritual into communication. This episode expands the definition of ritual into communication. Tank explores how individuals shift language, tone, and behavior ...

Torsten Johnson and DeAnna Supplee in BTG's B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching. Photo by Jacey Rae Russell. There are no complex acronyms to untangle in “B.R.O.K.E.N code B.I.R.D switching,” which is ...

Boots Riley’s new film “Sorry to Bother You” does anything but apologize. In telling the story of Cassius, a young black man who becomes an extraordinarily successful telemarketer after he starts ...