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Charity Hudley, Christine Mallinson, Rachel Samuels, and Kimberly Bigelow  \nL  \nanguage is a central component of both culture and the educational process. The language that students bring to educational settings affects how they are treated and assessed in the classroom. Some students come to school  \nalready speaking the standardized variety of English that is valued and viewed as being the “most correct” in educational systems. Not surprisingly, these students are often more likely to succeed in school. Many other students come to school without already knowing the standardized variety, and as a result, they often face linguistic hurdles that can affect their opportunities for success in school.  \nWe have been working throughout our careers as educatorsand researchers to create culturally sustaining pedagogy to ensure that all students in an increasingly diverse United States are educatedin ways that enable them to achieve their highest potential. As a crucial part of doing so, we focus on variation within the English language and the relationship of that variation to cultural and racial identity.  \nAnne H. Charity Hudley is a professor of education at Stanford University, where she focuses on the relationship between language variation and educational practices. She is a fellow of the Linguistic Society of America and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Christine Mallinson is the founding director of the Centerfor Social Science Scholarship, a professor of language, literacy, and culture, and an affiliate professor of gender, women’s, and sexuality studies atthe University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Rachel Samuels is an elementary student supportspecialist in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was the 2019 Virginia Reading Teacher of the Year. Kimberly Bigelow is an assistant principal of literacy in Washington, DC; she has 15 years of experience as an elementary teacher and instructional coach.  \nMulticultural and culturally sustaining approaches to education help educators act on two essential concepts: that each student is unique and that uniqueness is central to the academic and social development of every student.1 Language is a key aspect of this uniqueness, and because language is integral to culture and identity, understanding language variation and diversity is critical to education equity. All educators need knowledge and tools to honor and value students’ (and their families’ and communities’) language differences and variations, to understand and address any language-related challenges students may face, and to support students’ academic, social, and emotional development.  \nEfforts to help all students achieve their highest potential are incomplete without an understanding that linguistic discrimination, inseparable from racial discrimination, has historically limited African Americans’ access to opportunities afforded other citizens. Thus, we focus in this article on linguistic variations specific to African American English and ways educators can actively and creatively support Black students.  \nWe write as two authors with lived experiences as African American educators in the United States (Charity Hudley and Bigelow) and two white educators who actively learn with African American educators and students (Mallinson and Samuels). We draw on our cumulative decades of experience to provide strategies and activities for educators and learners that support the success of Black students in educational environments from elementary school through college.  \nWe take a three-pronged approach in this article, covering the value of Black language and culture; the relationships among race, culture, community, identity, and language; and the specific knowledge about language and race that is essential for educators. Each of these parts is accompanied by a webinar on Share My Lesson, plus other Sha","cbCaionsuEIhSAzf","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaionsuEIhSAzf","pdf",530172,"English","# Lift Every Voice - Valuing Black Language and Culture in Classrooms\n## The Value of African American Language and Culture","[{\"question\":\"Why does language variation matter in classrooms?\",\"answer\":\"Language variation affects how students are treated and assessed. Understanding it supports educational equity and helps educators address language-related challenges.\"},{\"question\":\"How do educators’ goals become incomplete without addressing discrimination?\",\"answer\":\"The authors note that linguistic discrimination, inseparable from racial discrimination, has historically restricted African Americans’ access to opportunities. Equity efforts must therefore include linguistic and racial contexts.\"},{\"question\":\"What approach does the article use to support Black students?\",\"answer\":\"It uses a three-pronged approach: the value of Black language and culture; relationships among race, culture, community, identity, and language; and educator-focused knowledge about language and race, supported by webinars and practical resources.\"}]","Lift Every Voice - Valuing Black Language and Culture in Classrooms | PDF"]