AKATA: Black On Black Racial Slurs Towards Foundational Black Americans

Dr. Uju Anya is a university professor and researcher in applied linguistics, critical sociolinguistics, and critical discourse studies primarily examining race, gender, sexual, and social class identities in new language learning through the experiences of Foundational Black American students. She currently teaches and conducts research as an associate professor of second language acquisition at the Carnegie Mellon University Department of Modern Languages.

Linguistics is the scientific study of language. Sociolinguistics is the study of the connection between language and society and the way people use language in different social situations. Akata: West African Ethnic Slur for African-Americans(FBA). Meaning ancestors of slaves or "cotton pickers" or "wild animals". Because Dr. Uju Anya specializes in linguistics, her use of the Ethnic Slur while working as a Professor for a Higher Learning Institution highlights Institutional Racism continuance and targeted Hostility towards FBA. 

The average American does not know or understand the context of Akata because they do not expect a Black-on-Black racial slur word exists. It comes as a surprise to many to learn of Nigeria-origin hateful rhetoric towards their own Black Descendants of Slavery. Dr. Uju Anya can not be allowed to use the platform of Carnegie Mellon University Department of Modern Languages to further promote Systematic Racism through her blatant use of Ethnic Slurs on Social Media when referring to Foundational Black Americans. This is a step backward in our fight to destroy Systematic Racism and Discrimination for all people if institutions allow professors to become comfortable with using language as a weapon against people of color by people of color. Society MUST hold all people accountable equally and we call on Carnegie Mellon University to take action against this type of egregious behavior to protect the reputation and integrity of the Higher Learning Institution. Update 08/21/2022 Please do not donate to Change.org they have collected $200+ and none of which will go towards the this movement. Please Donate directly to a FBA Movement, or Political Candidate.