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09-23-2010, 10:25 PM
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Rickey Henderson
"Rickey-Speak" was a regular news feature here in the Bay Area during his lengthy and successful career. Although not a native to Oakland , Henderson was raised here and grew up in a community that shared the lingo. About 15 years ago, the Oakland School Board, unsuccessfully argued that "Ebonics" was a separate language. Agree with it , or not, the language is still spoken in parts of West Oakland and East Oakland (50's to the 100's Avenues), and Rickey-Speak lives on.....
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