“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language, so you spend twenty years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly, so…Continue Reading ‘‘Deafinitely:” The Racialization of Black Communication in the U.S.A. by Eniola Ajao