After Half a Century, Yes—I Do Speak English well!

The subtle racism in praising Black people’s English

The first time someone praised my English was in 1993. I was at an optometrist’s office and had only been in the country for a year, so I wasn’t fully aware of America’s racial nuances. Over the years, I’ve learned that this really isn’t a form of praise. Yet this is exactly what former President Donald Trump—aka the Sundown Kid—did recently when he com…