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The result was: promoted by  Jolly  Ω   Janner  02:50, 13 March 2016 (UTC)

Linguistic Society of America

 * ... that in 1997 the Linguistic Society of America passed a resolution supporting the Oakland Unified School District board's decision to teach some students using African American Vernacular English?


 * ALT1:... that in 1997 the Linguistic Society of America supported the Oakland School Board's decision to teach using African American English?
 * ALT2:... that of the 75 foundational members of the Linguistic Society of America 31 were women?
 * ALT3:... that the Linguistic Society of America, along with other professional organizations, co-signed an amicus curiae brief in Fisher v. University of Texas?
 * Comment: The original hook is right at the 200 character limit at 197 characters. ALT1 is a shorter (though slightly less precise) version. I think it might be interesting considering it's Black History Month in the US to have the first hooks.
 * Comment: The original hook is right at the 200 character limit at 197 characters. ALT1 is a shorter (though slightly less precise) version. I think it might be interesting considering it's Black History Month in the US to have the first hooks.

Improved to Good Article status by Wugapodes (talk). Self-nominated at 02:13, 19 February 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg passed GA, written neutrally, best hook is ALT0 or ALT1 (no preference for either), that hook sourced and faithful to source, no copyvio detected, good to go. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:28, 12 March 2016 (UTC)