In his opinion striving for success, not using Ebonics, and other methods employed by successful African-Americans are no different than what are being used by successful people of many races in America today.

In the same way that people educate their children not to say "aint" or "don't gotta" in their speech so that they will appear to be educated and intelligence, it is time for African-Americans to stop demanding favors and begin reaching for success. If people use the word ain't in their everyday speech they will not find themselves working in the boardroom of large companies. The use of such poor grammar conjures an image of substandard intellect and ability. The world at large accepts this mindset and therefore people who want to be financially successful pride themselves on speaking standard English. It is no different than African-Americans and Ebonics. It is not fair for African-Americans to insist...
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