Testimony on Linguistic Discrimination

A few weeks ago, I was invited to testify about linguistic discrimination before a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate democrats, organized in part by the Legislative Black Caucus.

I submitted written testimony, explicitly drawing the link between linguistic discrimination and racial, gender, and other kinds of discrimination against protected classes, arguing that linguistic discrimination often serves as a proxy for racial discrimination.

An overview of the entire hearing can be found at the PA Senate Dems website.

The full recording can be found at Senator Muth’s web page, or on the PA Senate Democratic Facebook page.

A discussion of the hearing can also be found at senator Street’s website.

My written testimony can be found at CulturePoint’s page on reports, white papers, and testimony.

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©Taylor Jones 2021

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