How code-switching impacts the Black community

Code-switching is defined as the ability to switch between languages in a single conversation.

For instance, you may speak more casually at home than you do at work. But for Black people, code-switching is far more complex and can often be taxing.

Some would argue the ability to do it well is a prerequisite to success.

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Cultural invalidations and racial code-switching: What are the psychological implications?

Click here to view a presentation that “examines how cultural invalidations and racial code-switching are associated with ethnic-racial identity development, mental health, and occupational outcomes among people of color.

Watch the presentation below:

• Black History Month coverage
• Black History Month: How did it start?
• Was 2020 really a year of social change?
• Experts discuss how history is taught in schools and the need to change it
• A look into historically Black colleges and universities and why they exist
• How Detroit played a role in the Underground Railroad
• How change is happening at the corporate level in the United States
• Motown Museum focusing on next generation of artists
• Having uncomfortable conversations about race: How do we start?
• Motown Museum focusing on next generation of artists
• A look into the history of the prison system in the United States
• Detroit professional sports leaders speak on importance of diversity in management roles