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Acting white

In the United States, acting white is a pejorative term, usually applied to Black people by other Black people, which refers to a person's perceived betrayal of their culture by assuming the social expectations of white society. The term is controversial, and its precise meaning is hard to define; some usage focuses on success in education. It is…

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Acting white

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related to Further reading · 28
Acting white → Acting White' Accusation, Acting White' Charge, April, Black Students Fall Behind, Burden, Collective Identity, David, Diverse Education, Facing Identity Conflicts, John, July, June, McWhorter, Morin, Nancy, National Public Radio, October, Ogbu, Pluviose, Richard
related to Other studies · 14
Acting white → Chapel Hill, Cook, In, Jens Ludwig, John Hughes, Jr, Karolyn Tyson, North Carolina, Philip, The, They, Though Ogbu's, University, William Darity
related to Commentary · 13
Acting white → African American, Anne Arnett Ferguson, Black Vernacular English, English, He, In, Jr, Karolyn Tyson, Our Character, Shelby Steele, Smith College, The Content, William Darity
related to history · 12
Acting white → African-American, Bill Cosby, Black, Don Lemon, English, In, John Ogbu, May, Nigerian, Signithia Fordham, The, Washington
related to Case studies and research · 7
Acting white → Asking, Fryer, In, Jr, Most, Not, Roland
is a · 1
Acting white → pejorative term

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Acting whiterelated to CommentaryAnne Arnett Ferguson0.60section
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