Henry Louis Gates Jr. becomes Oxford Dictionary of African American English editor-in-chief
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Harvard professor and host of the PBS acclaimed series “Finding Your Roots” Henry Louis Gates Jr. is now the editor-in-chief of the new Oxford Dictionary of African American English. NBC News’ Harry Smith visited Gates who says the new book will offer a better understanding of the rich relationship Black Americans have with the English language. Oct. 3, 2022
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