Everett pulls off a masterly linguistic confection, in which enslaved people use Black English only as a wary affectation.

In 1964, the FCC and the FBI conducted an investigation into the lyrics of "Louie Louie" after complaints of obscenity.

Ghanaian musician Stonebwoy and his wife Dr Louisa have surprised a superfan, Black Farayi with an undisclosed amount of cash ...

Move over Millennials and Gen Z; there’s a new generation in town, and they’re armed with a vocabulary that’s as fast as their fingers scrolling on TikTok. Say hello to Gen Alpha, the kids born ...

Since 2016, Microsoft Word users have had access to Smart Lookup, a nifty feature that lets you right-click on a word or phrase and bring up definitions, synonyms, and relevant links to sites like ...

A creole language forms when two different languages mix into a new language, like Haitian Creole which is a mixture of French and West African languages, and Jamaican Patois, a mix of English and ...

These old Irish proverbs are certainly wise words to live by but these Irish nuggets of wisdom are both hilarious and really very strange. Go on! Give them a read and try not to smile on this ...

The top children’s slang words have been revealed by Oxford University Press, with many of the words leaving people scratching their heads. While “Artificial intelligence” lost out to ...

Linguists baffled as undefinable term among top three in annual search for most used words One could be forgiven for thinking upon hearing the origins of the third most popular slang term for ...

Two Jamaican men were convicted for their involvement in a complex international money laundering organization, according to the statement from the United States Department of Justice. St.