Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Awkwafina is leaving Twitter for now. The actress whose real name is Nora Lum Tweeted release a statement earlier today addressing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actress and comedian Awkwafina posted a statement Saturday on Twitter addressing the use of African American Vernacular English, ...

Actress and comedian Awkwafina responds to accusations of using “blaccent” and AAVE. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/ImagePressAgency Actress Nora Lum, known as ...

"I'm still learning and doing that personal work," Awkwafina wrote in a statement, responding to criticism of her using AAVE Glenn Garner is a form writer-reporter who worked heavily with PEOPLE's ...

Signing off. Awkwafina decided to leave Twitter after her statement on the use of a “blaccent” and African American Vernacular English (AAVE) brought backlash. “Well, I’ll see you in a few years, ...

Awkwafina on Saturday responded to long-standing criticism of what has been called the use of her “blaccent,” or accusations that she has spoken with an African American Vernacular English (AAVE) ...

Signing off. Awkwafina decided to leave Twitter after her statement on the use of a “blaccent” and African American Vernacular English (AAVE) brought backlash. “Well, I’ll see you in a few years, ...

Awkwafina began by recognizing how the African American community has been "disproportionately affected by institutionalized policies and law enforcement policies. "All the while having historically ...