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John McWhorter

John McWhorter is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the author of Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English, and other books on language and on race issues.

Articles by John McWhorter

African-American Studies–As They Should Be

Jun 9, 2009 · John McWhorter

An ethnic studies department should be a place of learning, not a place for settling old scores or undergoing a 12-step therapy program.