Seven leading scholars contribute six papers written in response to the national controversy that erupted following the 1996 Resolution on Ebonics by the Oakland Unified School District in California. The updated, second edition of the text reflects the ongoing media coverage, attacks by Ebonics critics, and scholarly analyses of the issues by linguists and educators since the 1996 Oakland Resolution. Also included are the texts of relevant documents and materials that accompanied the 1996 controversy, and a listing of media articles appearing after the 2000 first edition of this text. No subject index. Distributed in the U.S. by UTP Distribution. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)