Life Much of our slang comes from the Black community. Not acknowledging that perpetuates racism. June 17, 2021June 21, 2021Rasha Ali and David Oliver, USA TODAYComments Off on Much of our slang comes from the Black community. Not acknowledging that perpetuates racism. White people regularly appropriate African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) like "slay," "spill the tea" and "sis" without thinking.