August 28 is the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. I often re-read the speech. Not just for the message — which remains saddeningly relevant some 60 years ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Curiosity expert improving engagement, innovation, and productivity. Have you ever noticed how your voice, word choice, or even ...

What exactly is code-switching? Many of us may do it and not even realize it. Others may have never heard this term before, and some others may not acknowledge it as a real thing. Usually groups in ...

James Felton Keith is CEO at Inclusion Score Inc. and Labor Economist at Keith Institute. His latest book is #DataIsLabor. Last year, during a certification class I taught on the International ...

Traditionally linguists have bemoaned the fact that the general public knows little of what we do because the subject isn’t taught in schools. But that has changed over the past 20 years or so, as the ...

Vice President Kamala Harris ruffled some feathers when she appeared to adopt a different tone or accent with a crowd than she had previously during her recent campaign trip to Detroit to talk about ...

"Pórtate bien; esta gente son blanca" is a line I'd often hear my mom say when I was growing up. It translates to: "Behave yourself; these people are white." I was introduced to code-switching at a ...