Sarah Jones on 'Blaccent'
Audio:Sounding Black
May 6, 2011
Sarah Jones is a speedy-tongued Dominican-American college girl from Washington Heights. Sarah Jones is also an elderly Jewish grandmother, a middle aged French teacher, an Indian human rights advocate, a Chinese immigrant mother and a professor from Jordan.
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In this Gracie Award winning radio piece from Studio 360, the inimitably immitating and Tony Award winning actress (who plays numerous roles offstage as UNICEF ambassador, occasional rabble-rouser and linguistic ninja) explores the nuances of "blaccent" with lingust / political commentator John McWhorter. Check it out, then let us know what your voice says about you.
Themes
The Skin You're In
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Audio Performing Arts Race & Ethnicity United States Psychology & The Mind Social Issues blaccent John McWhorter Sarah Jones Studio 360 The Skin You're In
