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Despite voluminous efforts -- educationally, politically, and socially -- African American students continue to underachieve in the American school system, particularly in literacy. The American school system continues to fail this student population. Part of this failure is the historic institutional discounting of the mismatch that exists between the culture and language of the school and the culture and language of the African American child. 40 years of linguistic and educational research provide curricula alternatives to systemically address African American students and theft learning needs. Literacy instruction needs to acknowledge, affirm, and accommodate the ...