Alan, As Rekrul mentions below, the term Ebonics has all sorts of history that goes with it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Techdirt] Reference

BVE aka Ebonics is not to be thought of as a separate language.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: BLACK ENGLISH.] Reference

I was transfixed reading this part, as Dr. Cosby goes into Ebonics, which is a controversial subject.    From Wordnik.com.  [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference

BTW - I can't call this thing "Ebonics", so I'm hunting for a better name.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: ANYONE FOR SALISHAN?] Reference

Then there is the resiliance of "Ebonics" despite all efforts to scorn it to death.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: WHEN A LANGUAGE DIES.] Reference

Yet, all the hooting over "Ebonics" notwithstanding, the board's call for change was justified.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Ebonics Is Irrelevant] Reference

'Ebonics' is the name of a dialect, not just a nigger-loving way of saying 'stupid'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sadly, No!] Reference

"Ebonics" in language, will not send probes to Mars, invent open-heart surgery, or grow corn.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Rule of Reason] Reference

Here they are (and yes, they are written in dialect like that -- think of it as the period version of "Ebonics").    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Are We Ready For Prime Time Tourism?] Reference

For years I have challenged him to publicly debate me whenever issues were hot (like "Ebonics"), but he always refused.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily Gotham - grassroots news and activism for new yorkers] Reference

7 hr 21 min ago, -1/+19LOL I downloaded this like 8 years ago and it was called Ebonics.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

8 hr 24 min ago, -1/+21LOL I downloaded this like 8 years ago and it was called Ebonics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference

Apparently it means in Ebonics to steal from someone.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 3, 2007] Reference

And I also taught her some slang, or Ebonics, whatever.    From Wordnik.com.  [badbadzoot Diary Entry] Reference

Hence, some advice, including: Take some Ebonics lessons.    From Wordnik.com.  [DeMorning DeBonis: Sept. 22, 2010] Reference

Well that just proves that Ferraro doesn't speak Ebonics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hillary Nabs A Super-Delegate] Reference

And that's what the Ebonics debate was about 14 years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Op-Ed: DEA Call For Ebonics Experts Smart Move] Reference

So Kobe talked with a foreign accent instead of in Ebonics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: L.A. Lakers Star Kobe Bryant At The Fo] Reference

LUDDEN: ... next, the DEA wants to hire Ebonics translators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Many Americans Working Harder For Less] Reference

There's a question that's often asked: Is Ebonics a language?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Op-Ed: DEA Call For Ebonics Experts Smart Move] Reference

I highly doubt it, unless your counting variations of Ebonics.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Obama Edges Into National Lead; Voters Concerned About Wright, Hillary On NAFTA] Reference

I guess it takes a President to sign an Ebonics bill into law!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Karen Russell: Whitewater v. Rezko: The Battle of the Billing Records] Reference

I should say black English, because Ebonics sounds like a disease.    From Wordnik.com.  [Op-Ed: DEA Call For Ebonics Experts Smart Move] Reference

Last I checked “Ebonics” was not offered by Berltiz or Rosetta Stone.    From Wordnik.com.  [DEA: the E is for 'Ebonics'] Reference

Does hiring Ebonics translators sound like a good idea for investigations?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Op-Ed: DEA Call For Ebonics Experts Smart Move] Reference

You actually think that Michelle Obama, a Harvard educated lawyer, uses Ebonics!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clyburn Finally Makes It Official: He's Backing Obama] Reference

But if there's an answer to that question, then it is: Yes, Ebonics is a language.    From Wordnik.com.  [Op-Ed: DEA Call For Ebonics Experts Smart Move] Reference

The Atlanta field division is looking to hire nine linguists fluent in “Ebonics.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [DEA: the E is for 'Ebonics'] Reference

Although some call it Ebonics, I do not refer to it in this somewhat derogatory manner.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2009] Reference

In some ways, when you say Ebonics, certainly, which sounds derogatory to a lot of people.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2009] Reference

It even tells the officers to use what they learn wisely because Ebonics could save their life.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 2, 2007] Reference

(Delving into Ebonics, notes Slavin, is irrelevant to the enterprise: "It's just not an issue.").    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Ebonics Is Irrelevant] Reference

Because you know, an ivy league educated adult woman speaks in Ebonics just because she's black.    From Wordnik.com.  [AP: Obama Has Clinched The Nomination] Reference

MADISON: Well, I'm not going to get - at least he didn't -- we didn't have to worry about Ebonics.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 15, 2008] Reference