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The Garfield Messenger

The student news source of Garfield High School

The Garfield Messenger

The student news source of Garfield High School

The Garfield Messenger

A Brief History of AAVE

February 26, 2021

(Mis)Understanding AAVE On December 18, 1996, the Oakland Unified School District passed a resolution for public schools to use AAVE as a tool in teaching standard English and to provide resources to...

AAVE Through the Ages

February 26, 2021

Unlike the origins of AAVE, a topic full of debates and unknowns, the spread and development of this dialect is easy to understand. Although there are two main theories of how AAVE came to be, the way...

Black LGBTQ+ Artists

February 26, 2021

Dani Tirrell Dani Tirrell is a movement artist, dancer, and choreographer who expands on many principles and ideas from the African Diaspora. Tirrell’s work dives into identity, expression, and...

Self Expression Through Style

Self Expression Through Style

February 26, 2021

Naima Joseph Naima Joseph is a freshman at Garfield this year. They would describe their style as falling into the “emo and lolita subcultures of alternative fashion”. Currently, Joseph’s favorite...

Black Excellence

February 26, 2021

  Nadia Caty Junior What things are you passionate about and why? What groups/organizations and projects do you work with? “I am passionate about a lot of things, it is hard to pinpoint...

AAVE and What it Means to Students

AAVE and What it Means to Students

February 25, 2021

African American Vernacular English, or AAVE for short, is an alternative form of speech to standard American English. Although there is no specific date for when AAVE was created, it is said that the...

Black Student Art

February 25, 2021

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