As I started to read this article, I discovered that it sparked an interest in my mind by having the Oakland school board approve a resolution declaring that black English is a formal language. There were a conflict throughout the article, discussing the conflict against African-American students speaking in their form of English, some people call it slang or improper English. Although, the students that attend the certain schools in California have every right to fight for their belief that it should not be looked down upon harshly to speak the type of English that they choose to speak in. According to the article, it states that ever since 1989 Ebonics programs began being taught in California school to black students, it gave the students