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Code Switching - How authentic can you be?

Kimberly Season 3 Episode 3

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What is code-switching in Black culture?

In Black culture, code-switching describes how some Black women change the way they speak with their friends based on where they are. They shift between what is considered standard English and other forms of communication that feel more natural to them, a language that is unfamiliar to their ancestors.

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