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March 2023 CNN

How 'ma'am' went from being a respectful word for some - but polarizing for others

January 2023 Rolling Stone

Why 200 Linguistic scholars decided -ussy is the word of the year

December 2022 New York Times

71 of our favorite facts of 2022

October 2022 National Geographic

Where does the love and hate for Christopher Columbus come from?

October 2022 National Geographic España

De dónde viene el amor y el odio hacia Critóbal Colón

September 2022 Business Insider

Beyoncé and Lizzo removed an ableist slur from their songs. The controversy exposed a rift between Black and white disability activists

July 2022 Atlanta Black Star

'Linguistic Legacy': Oxford to Produce African-American English Dictionary to Recognize Black Influence on Language

July 2022 New York Times

Cant Talk, I'm Busy Being Hot

January 2022 Rackham Graduate School

What Language Says About Race

January 2022 Bustle

There's More to "Woke" than You Think

November 2021 Daily Beast

Please Don't Say You'll "Hold Space" for Me. Just Do It, and Shut Up.

September 2021 Bustle

One Weird Coincidence of the Pandemic? Forgetting Words

August 2021 Bustle

Why Gen Z & Millennials Use “Elite” So Differently

August 2021 El País

Cultura ‘woke’: ¿ha importado Europa un debate propio de Estados Unidos?

May 2021 New York Times

Make the World Better with One of these Nine Ideas

April 2021 New York Times

What is ‘Cheugy’? You know it when you see it.

April 2021 University of Michigan College of Literature, Sciences, and The Arts

It’s Good to Hear Your Voice

March 2021 Deseret

America’s ‘Great Awokening’ Explained

September 2020 7 News Australia

These 6 words and phrases have racist and offensive backgrounds

July 2020 Today.com

These 11 words and phrases have racist and offensive backgrounds

June 2020 Deadspin

Have You Ever Heard of a 'Raw and Toolsy,' 'Well-Spoken' White Player?

June 2020 Feminist Friday Medium

Interview with Kelly Wright, Sociolinguist

Spoken Press

November 2022 Because Langauge podcast Episode 64: Struggle Pile (with Kelly Wright)

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October 2022 WBAI Life is Like Science Fiction podcast Race and Colloquialisms with special guest Raciolinguist Kelly Wright

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February 2022 Global News

Word "freedom" becomes rally cry co-opted by far right, experts say

February 2022 Global News

'Deltacron' danger: Name of presumed hybrid fuels panic, experts say

December 2021 Know What You See with Brian Lowery Who do you think you're talking to?

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June 2021 WBAI: Life is Like Science Fiction

With Special Guest Kelly Wright

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October 2020 Because Language Podcast

Episode 13: White Supremacy

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July 2020 Lexis Podcast

Episode 6

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July 2020 End of Sport Podcast

Episode 27

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May 2020 Unstandardized English Podcast

We need to talk about Karen

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December 2019 Unstandardized English Podcast

Discriminating Outcomes

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February 2019 The Vocal Fries Podcast, Episode 40

On The Basis of Voice

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August 2018 BBC World Service Weekend Program

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June 2017 Lexington Community Radio

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June 2020 The Economist Johnson Column

Language is a telling clue to unacknowledged racial attitudes

November 2019 The Undefeated ESPN

Why do we see Myles Garrett as 'criminal'?

August 2018 The Economist Johnson Column

Black voices, white voices: The Cost of Accents